Australian PM defends stricter Covid-19 restrictions, says 30,000 deaths avoided

08:50:00 AM, Wednesday 19th of May 2021 | in coronavirus

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended the stricter restrictions imposed by the government in view of Covid-19. "I'm not going to take risks with Australian lives. I'm not going to do that and I'm going to ensure that we maintain a regime that has so far avoided the loss of 30,000 lives in this country and has seen more Australians come back into work than were there before," Morrison said.