Donna Demaio: Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce forced to apologise after saying people ‘aren’t dying’ from Covid-19

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Jan 24, 2022 · 1m

Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has been forced to apologise live on air after saying people “aren’t dying” from Covid-19, despite record breaking death statistics.

For much of the pandemic, Australia has been the envy of the rest of the world for how it kept Covid-19 at bay and fatalities low.

But, while NSW and Victoria are likely over the peak of their Omicron wave, both the United States and Europe have issued a stark warning to residents urging them not to travel to Australia.

When asked whether Australia could still say it was the “envy of the world” when by the European…