SummaryThere are more than 1 million known cases of COVID-19 worldwide and more than 58,900 deaths, as of 3pm AEST. But the Johns Hopkins University tally says more than 226,000 people have recovered from the diseaseThirty people have died in Australia and there are 5544 confirmed cases of COVID-19 nationwide. Twelve of these deaths were…
Read more
Roughly four billion people have been told to stay in their homes, but some U.S. states have resisted such measures. New jobs report shows staggering losses are likely to get worse.Right NowBritain reported its highest single-day death toll: 684, bringing total deaths in the country to 3,605.ImageItaly has reported the highest coronavirus death toll of…
Read more
Another jaw-dropping number is expected on Thursday when the United States reports the number of new unemployment claims filed across the country. Right Now To enforce its quarantine rules, Panama restricts men and women from leaving their homes on the same days.ImageThe Fort George neighborhood in Manhattan on Wednesday.Credit…Andrew Seng for The New York TimesShortages,…
Read more
Tom Hanks updated his fans as he returned home to the US with wife Rita Wilson, but the famous couple faced some criticism. They spent weeks in Australia after testing positive for coronavirus while Tom was Down Under filming a new Elvis biopic. The Oscar winner and his singer wife, both 63, flew back to…
Read more
CLOSE Congress has passed, President Trump has signed, a $2 trillion stimulus bill that includes checks to taxpayers. Here’s how to see what you might get. USA TODAYPresident Donald Trump on Saturday said he’s considering imposing a two-week quarantine on New York, the FDA approved a fast new coronavirus test and a naval hospital ship left Norfolk, Virginia, for New York…
Read morePlease enable cookies on your web browser in order to continue. The new European data protection law requires us to inform you of the following before you use our website: We use cookies and other technologies to customize your experience, perform analytics and deliver personalized advertising on our sites, apps and newsletters and across the…
Read more
We have made our live blog of the coronavirus pandemic free for all readers. Please consider supporting our journalism with a subscription.SummaryVictoria now has 685 confirmed COVID-19 cases – 111 more than the last update and the state’s biggest daily increase. There were five new locally transmitted cases confirmed overnight.Premier Daniel Andrews today made clear…
Read more
At least 81,321 people have been infected in the United States. As states pleaded for supplies, the White House canceled a plan to produce thousands of ventilators. Right NowIn New York, the number of hospitalized coronavirus patients jumped by 40 percent in a day. ImageA patient, believed to be infected, being moved in Paterson, New…
Read moreWe 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,…
Read more
The Tokyo Olympics have been postponed. India announced a countrywide lockdown. New York, now at epicenter of outbreak in America, braces for flood of patients.Right NowPrime Minister Narendra Modi of India has announced “a total ban of coming out of your homes” for the nation of 1.3 billion.ImageThe police blocked a street to non-essential travel…
Read more