Virus cases in hard-hit Australian state reach lowest in months

Overall, Australia has been relatively successful in curbing the spread of COVID-19, with just over 27,000 cases and 875 deaths in a population of 25 million.

Interesting.

Australia's case fatality rate is 3.4% . Japan's is 1.9%. Australia's deaths per 100,000 is 3.49. Japan's is 1.22.

Yet Australia is relatively successful but Japan isn't?

Australia's case fatality rate is 3.4% . Japan's is 1.9%. Australia's deaths per 100,000 is 3.49. Japan's is 1.22.

Yet Australia is relatively successful but Japan isn't?

Who is saying Japan has not also been relatively successful up to now? No one in this report. Both nations have so far managed to keep the death toll low - though quite a few regional neighbours have done better than them : NZ, South Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand.

Unfortunately there is still be a long way to go, I for one wont be patting ourselves on the back just yet.