Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

I want to thank the member for Lindsay for her support and advocacy for her community in a challenging time.

Last night I had the privilege of representing Australia at an online meeting of APEC health ministers. The Canadian convener made the point that 64,000 people had been lost in the last week, on official figures. We were aware that 4½ million people in the global pandemic—as the Prime Minister has said—have lost their lives, on official figures. It's probably closer to 10 million on the advice of the World Health Organization. Every country which spoke last night had hardship and had challenges. The New Zealand minister, Andrew Little, gave a very impassioned and powerful speech about a nation in full lockdown right now—New Zealand, which has done so well. We are so proud of our Kiwi cousins and of what they've done but right now they are in a full national lockdown—

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