Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has warned young Australians of the threat of the deadly coronavirus pandemic saying complacency could cost you “your life”.
Speaking with Sky News host Peta Credlin he said “this idea that young people might be immune is wrong”.
In Australia and around the world, the strong trend of the most at-risk category of people of the disease are those over the age of 65, while younger people have largely felt lesser effects of the virus.
However, Mr Hunt warned against those people who may see new social distancing measures as being unnecessary or feel they need not be observed.
“I say this to so many young Australians … it may take your life”.
“And that’s why these very difficult, counter-intuitive, counter to our nature social distancing rules, for the time being are so important,” he said.
“It can save your life, or it can save your Grandmother’s life”.
Mr Hunt also revealed the government had “contracts for either (the) domestic production or international procurement of over half-a-billion masks in the period between now and the end of the year”.
He said the government were committed to ensure “we can get through this as quickly as possible” and not experience the same consequences of the virus as seen in countries across the globe.
“I think we are going to avoid the worst of what we’ve seen overseas, but only if we continue to maintain the practices that we currently have”.
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