Top doc says it’s time to drop pandemic death reports
Australia may shift to reporting 'excess deaths' from COVID-19 instead of total numbers, CMO Professor Paul Kelly says
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Australia may soon move away from reporting the total number of people who die from COVID-19 each day.
Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly says it is time for Australia to move towards the concept of “excess deaths”.