Lowering the cost of COVID-19 pandemic interventions By adminApril 12, 2020November 23, 2020COVID-19 In a recent article published in the Financial Review, Sam Lovick estimates how much Australia is likely to spend for each life saves under the current COVID-19 interventions. He arrives at the somewhat alarming figure of $6m, much more that we are typically willing to spend to prevent an avoidable deaths.