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New Zealand tops Lowy Institute list as country with best response to coronavirus, Australia sits eighth
New analysis has found that New Zealand has handled the coronavirus pandemic more effectively than any other country in the world.
Key points:
- The Lowy Institute has looked at which countries and what types of Governments responded best
- Australia has been ranked as eighth in the world
- The Institute found there was not a great difference between rich and poor countries
Australian think tank the Lowy Institute has crunched reams of data to produce a new interactive that assesses the coronavirus response of almost 100 nations.
Researchers tracked COVID-19 case numbers in each country, as well as confirmed deaths and testing rates.
While New Zealand took top spot, it was closely followed by Vietnam, Taiwan and Thailand, which were ranked…
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