COVID-19: Analysis of Mortality and Transmission in Australia Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Australia's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, comparing its outcomes to those of other countries. It delves into the political, social, geographical, and cultural factors that have contributed to a lower number of deaths in Australia. The report also examines the determinants of health, exploring why a higher number of Australian females in their 20s and 30s are contracting the virus while more deaths are occurring among older men. The report further reflects on the impact of COVID-19 on individuals and society, highlighting the importance of mental health, preventive measures, and healthy lifestyle choices. The conclusion summarizes the key findings, emphasizing the government's success in limiting the virus's spread and the importance of public cooperation. The report is supported by references to relevant academic sources.

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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Discuss what political, social, geographical, and cultural factors have contributed to a lower
number of deaths occurring in Australia compared to other countries........................................3
The determinants of health, why are a higher number Australian females in their 20s and 30s
contracting COVID19, while more deaths are occurring among older men?.............................5
Reflection.....................................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Covid-19 is a disease that is affecting different people with different symptoms and many of them has
lost their lives to this deadly disease. This report highlights the issues such as how the virus has
impacted the social, political, geographical and cultural factors compared to other countries and what
are the reasons that the rate of death in the country is not high. Also this report focuses on
determinants of health which states what measures people need to take and what steps taken by them
are causing and increasing the spread Nishiura and et.al., (2020).
Discuss what political, social, geographical, and cultural factors have contributed to a lower number of
deaths occurring in Australia compared to other countries.
The management of Australia regarding the spread of Corona Virus has been immensely strong as they
have deal with less no of cases and less no of deaths. There is a reason behind that and it can be
explained in many and different factors such as
Political Factors-
The government of the country has taken strict actions to restrict the spread of virus. They
imposed a strict lockdown so that the rate of spread decreases and it was maintained with proper
discipline. The government of the country was taking reports from the doctors and experts who are
serving in the line of medical which has helped them to reduce the spread of the virus. The government
of Australia saw the position of other countries and they made strict measures regarding social
distancing which helped them to fight the spread of virus. They clearly mentioned the actions that will
be taken against them Hollander & Carr, (2020).
Social Factors-

At this time no one followed any trend or any insensible ideologies all of them followed the
measures and regulations of lockdown and quarantine together which helped to reduce the rate of
spread. Even the spirit of people was cooperative which has not seen in the country but at this time
government was able to trust on their public Gandhi, Lynch & del Rio, (2020).
Cultural Factors-
Mostly the culture of the people puts people in many riots which are for the abuse and racism of
Asian Australians. They follow their own culture and use conventional and social media to share their
views. But at the time of pandemic all of them were collectively working on improving the safety of it. All
of them followed the guidelines by medical experts Fauci, Lane & Redfield, (2020).
Geographical Factors-
These factors were beneficial for Australia as the houses in the country are at a distance from
each other which limited the spread of virus. This is considered as one of the reasons why virus did not
reach the stage of community spread Covid & Team, (2020).
To this date country has reported not more than 22,000 case of Covid-19 and the no of death of people
is under 350 which is a very good situation even the recovery rate of Australia is good as half of them
have recovered from the virus Zheng and et.al., (2020). This shows that how well the country has
managed the spread of this deadly virus which has been a nightmare for many other countries such as
Italy, United States etc. They could have stopped it in a better position at the time of March when the
symptoms started to appear but they did not impose any restrictions on a cruise which was full of 2700
people. It is believed that this was their major mistake because 10 per cent of the cases came from it
Clerkin and et.al., (2020).

The determinants of health, why are a higher number Australian females in their 20s and 30s
contracting COVID19, while more deaths are occurring among older men?
On the basis of statistics of Australian the confirmed cases in the age group of between 20 to 30
years old has been contracting the virus than people who are old because they are not following the
regulations they are still travelling with their social groups without keeping the standards of safety with
them which is making them infected. As per the reports most of the people in this age group has been
returned from another countries. They are getting infected but the symptoms are appearing late
because of which they realize it late. In order to stop it from spreading they need to stop going out and
follow the procedure of staying in quarantine for 14 days. Other than it this age group of people believes
that they will not get infected because they are young or they have a better immunity than old people or
they work out daily. None of it will resist the virus from entering the body until they company with the
safety guidelines given to them. Also it is necessary for the females to stop attending all the social
events and isolate themselves for this period of time in order to meet up with the level of safety which is
for the benefit of themselves and their family because if even one person is contagious with the virus
then it will lead to infecting all the members of the family Cao, (2020).
On the other hand the analysis for the death of older people has also been given. The reason behind the
high fatality rate of older men is because till they get older many of they are already suffering from
diseases such as diabetes, blood pressure Velavan & Meyer, (2020) which states that immunity of the
person is not strong and this is the reason why virus affects them hard. Other than this old people or
men have a problem of breathing and specially to those who are not fit which makes it difficult for them
to wear the mask at all times that is why many of them are contracting the virus to their lungs which is
leading to death. Not many of them who are old are able to survive it, only those with better immunity
will be able to do that Akalin and et.al., (2020).

Reflection
I have learned that Covid-19 has affected the lives of people immensely as many innocents have
lost their lives and their families are still not able to bear the loss. This is one of the most crucial things,
other than this people have to sit at their homes and isolate themselves which is not good if they had to
do it for a long time. The reason behind it is that this has led many people to depression who live alone
and many of them has suicide because of it which is a very difficult task as getting and giving help at this
time is very difficult. They need to make sure that they are connected using digital medium so that no
one feels only. I feel that this virus has triggered the health of people not only physically but mentally as
well. I believe that aspects such as Yoga and meditation must be given more importance as it helps
people to get peace of mind and divert their mind from negativity. If they effectively do Yoga then they
will be able to improve their immunity and old people can make their breathing problems go away. I feel
that if vaccine is not prepared in a short span of time and people had to wear masks for the rest of the
period then I feel that many of them will face breathing problems such as Asthma and if they get a
disease like that then they won’t be able to wear a mask. It is in the hand of people that more
preventive measures they take more safe they will be. It is advised that people eat food that is healthy
and benefit the people and convert to vegan because at the time of research I have learned that over 70
per cent of virus come from consumption of animal meat and until people stop it new diseases such as
these will keep on coming. This is why it is suggested that people should consume vegan products and
more home made products so that they remain healthy and can stand a chance in order to win against
the virus.
CONCLUSION
From the above studies it has been concluded that the government of Australia has been successful in
limiting the spread of virus and it has been possible with the support of people. Still the women are

contracting more as compared to men and it is because of not following the quarantine protocols and
travelling to places that they are getting contagious of this virus. It is advised that people change their
method, ways and attitude in times like this and cooperate with the government so that they can
control the impact of situation as it will be under their expectation.
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