11.37am BST 11:37 Here’s what happened on Tuesday That will be that for our live coronavirus coverage for today. Thanks from me, Graham Readfearn, and from my colleagues Ben Smee, Michael McGowan and Matilda Boseley for staying with our live coverage over the past 13 hours. Guardian Australia will be back tomorrow with another live…
They’ve been responsible for some of the most intensive coronavirus outbreaks, but Australians are not deterred from going on cruise ships and some would jump aboard tomorrow if they could. “Just bring the cruise ships back – tomorrow would be great,” retiree Mark told A Current Affair on Tuesday evening.“I’m not going to stop living…
2m ago Japan’s plan to revive the virus-battered economy: Give every single man, woman and child $927 Japan is moving to adopt an emergency package worth a whopping $1 trillion — equal to one-fifth its GDP — to cope with economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Despite pushback within the conservative ruling party, Tokyo…
Companies from Amazon.com Inc. to General Motors Co. are exploring ways to test their employees for Covid-19 before they come in to work. Regular tests for workers could keep exposure to sick employees to a minimum and boost employees’ confidence about coming back to work, corporate medical advisers and human-resources executives say. Yet companies face…
CBSN President Trump and members of the Coronavirus Task Force, charged with leading the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic, are holding a briefing Friday evening, after Mr. Trump announced guidelines for states to begin reopening their economies. Mr. Trump’s announcement came as several regional coalitions of states said they would coordinate easing restrictions. Mr. Trump’s…
10.54am BST 10:54 We’re going to wrap this up for the evening. Here are the key moments from today: A 42-year-old man became the youngest person to die of Covid-19 in Australia. The man was a national of the Philippines and a crew member on the Artania cruise ship. He died in Perth. The prime…
It’s technically possible to catch COVID-19 from the dead. April 17, 2020, 9:39 AM6 min read Hic locus est ubi mors gaudet vitae succurrere, is a phrase often inscribed on the walls of morgues and autopsy suites. Roughly translated from Latin it means, “This is the place where death rejoices in teaching the living.” Indeed,…
Updated 7m ago 100 adults and 46 children in U.S. immigration custody test positive for coronavirus At least 100 adult immigrants in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody have tested positive for coronavirus as of Thursday, according to the agency.The cases originate from more than two dozen local jails and privately operated prisons…
Frank Chung NSW has reported 11 new coronavirus cases overnight, bringing the state total to 2897.NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says it is a “very positive outcome” and urged more people to get tested.”If you live in a suburb we have identified and you think you might have symptoms or you are in direct contact with…
10.24am BST 10:24 Rebecca Smithers Tesco has started construction work on a dedicated pop-up store for staff working at the NHS Nightingale ExCel in London, which it hopes to open on Sunday. The 24-hour shop is being adapted from an existing retail unit next to ExCel with a marquee at the front to increase the…
