MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (REUTERS) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned on Wednesday (April 15) the nation's children could become the silent victims of the coronavirus pandemic, as officials investigate new nursing home cluster.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned on Wednesday the nation's children could become the silent victims of the coronavirus pandemic, as officials investigate new nursing home cluster.
"At this time, as our nation fights this coronavirus, your role has become even more important," Mr Morrison said in an videod address posted on his official Facebook page."The education of our children hangs in the balance." Australia has reported around 6,400 cases of Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, and 61 deaths, with the rate of daily increases in the low single digits for weeks although there have been a handful of new clusters over the past week.Treasurer Josh Frydenberg referred to the low new infection rate when addressing International Monetary Fund released overnight that Australia's economy would contract by 6.7 per cent this year, before rebounding in 2021 with growth of 6.
CRUISE SHIP PROBE Ten cases have been identified at the facility run by charity Anglicare in western Sydney, New South Wales, that include six staff and four residents, after a staff member went to work while infected, the state's chief health officer said.
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