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…
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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…
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Author of the article:Brodie ThomasPublishing date:5 minutes ago • 13 minute readRukman Sri with Continental Commercial Vehicle Tires is seen handing out lunches, that include sanitization kits, to truck drivers at the Flying J Travel Centre. The lunches included sandwiches, fruit and granola bars, and were given to drivers free of charge. Wednesday, April 8, 2020.…
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SummaryThe global death toll from coronavirus has passed 65,000. There are more than 1.2 million known cases of infection but more than 245,000 people have recovered, according to the Johns Hopkins University tallyIn Australia, the death toll stands at 35 and there are 5687 confirmed infections. There are 2580 cases in NSWThe US Surgeon General…
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The first plane of critical medical supplies from the world’s largest producer, China, is to depart from Shanghai today (Australian Western Standard Time). Minderoo Foundation has arranged the charter of the Airbus A330, operated by China Eastern, that will touch down in Perth after a 10-hour flight. Aiming to resolve Australia’s extreme shortage of PPE…
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SummaryA man in his 80s has become the fourth person to die of coronavirus in VictoriaThe number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Victoria has increased 84 overnight to 769. But long time business figures on the Mornington Peninsula say holidaymakers aren't heeding health warnings.Overseas travellers who arrived in Melbourne on Sunday morning are being sent…
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SummaryAustralia’s death toll stands at 14 with 3657 Australians testing positive to COVID-19. In NSW there are 1617 cases, Victoria 685, Queensland 625, South Australia 287, Western Australia 278, ACT 71, Tasmania 59 and Northern Territory 15As of 12.00am AEST, there are more than 614,000 known infections worldwide and more than 28,000 deaths from COVID-19…
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We have made our live blog of the coronavirus pandemic free for all readers. Please consider supporting our journalism with a subscription.SummaryThe number of locally transmitted cases in Victoria jumped from nine to 16 overnight. There were a total of 54 new cases as of 11am this morning, taking the state's total to 574.On Thursday,…
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19m ago U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee calls for Tokyo Olympics to be postponed The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee on Monday announced that it believes the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo should be postponed due to the coronavirus. The organization said it came to this conclusion after surveying many of the American…
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LIVE Last updated March 23, 2020 12:09PM AEDT Jacinda Ardern has announced strict new measures that will see schools, universities and non-essential businesses closed across New Zealand. The New Zealand prime minister has raised the country’s alert status to level 3, with a level 4 upgrade to fol Meanwhile, healthcare systems in some of Europe’s…
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