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Uploaded: 27 Apr 2021 (5 years ago) · Shared: 30 Apr 2021
Duration: 4:28
Uploaded: 27 Apr 2021 (5 years ago) · Shared: 30 Apr 2021
Duration: 4:28
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Sky News host Alan Jones says the whole coronavirus story has seen “fear dominate fact” and it is now at work in the reporting of the situation inIndia.
“We are swamped daily with reported cases, 350,000 daily infections representing a 'crisis',” he said.
“But even in India over 99 per cent of these cases are mild.
“We have changed the definition of pandemic, which now seems to relate not to deaths but to cases.”
Mr Jones said he hopes political figures in Australia are not using “this alarmism over India” as a political weapon to tell Australians “we should be grateful for our wonderful politicians because we don’t have India’s problems”.
“I have said from day one, this whole coronavirus story has seen fear dominate fact; it is now at work in the reporting of the Indian situation.”
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What is Australia?Australia, officially known as the Commonwealth of Australia. It is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. Australia is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The population of 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.
Who are Sky News?Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel and organisation. Sky News is distributed via a radio news service, and through online channels. It is owned by Sky Group, a division of Comcast. John Ryley is the head of Sky News, a role he has held since June 2006. Sky News is currently Royal Television Society News Channel of the Year, the 12th time it has held the award. It is a provider of live streaming world news which can be viewed via its website, YouTube, and various mobile devices and digital media players.
What is COVID?Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, coronaviruses cause respiratory tract infections that are typically mild, such as the common cold, though rarer forms such as SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 can be lethal. Symptoms vary in other species: in chickens, they cause an upper respiratory tract disease, while in cows and pigs they cause diarrhea. There are yet to be vaccines or antiviral drugs to prevent or treat human coronavirus infections.
