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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
Australia unveils US$1.6 billion health package to combat coronavirus
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SYDNEY: Australia unveiled a A$2.40 billion (US$1.56 billion) health package on Wednesday (Mar 11) that proposes to set up fever clinics and offer cost-free facilities for people to consult doctors over video calls, as it combats the spread of the coronavirus. “Just under US$1.2 billion of that will actually, we anticipate, be spent this financial
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Two Sydney schools close as COVID-19 cases in Australia jump
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SYDNEY: Two Sydney high schools closed on Monday (Mar 9) after three students tested positive for COVID-19 as health authorities ramped up preparations for a larger outbreak with the number of infections in Australia exceeding 80. St Patrick’s Marist College Dundas in the city’s northwest will remain shut on Tuesday after two year-10 students were diagnosed
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Third coronavirus-related death in Australia after Sydney man dies
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SYDNEY: A man in his 80s died in a Sydney hospital after testing positive to COVID-19, becoming the third coronavirus-related casualty in Australia, state health authorities said on Sunday (Mar 8). The total number of coronavirus cases has topped 70 in Australia with state and federal health authorities fretting over the risk of more widespread
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
Australia toilet paper tussle sparks call for calm
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SYDNEY: A fight over toilet paper in an Australian supermarket on Saturday (Mar 7) prompted police to call for calm after the latest violence sparked by coronavirus-induced panic buying in the country. A video widely shared online shows three women pulling each other’s hair and screaming as they struggle over a large pack of the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
Australia orders first school closure after pupil contracts COVID-19
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SYDNEY: Australia ordered its first school closure on Friday (Mar 6) after a 16-year-old pupil tested positive for the coronavirus, as authorities struggle to contain the outbreak in the country. Australia has recorded 60 cases of infection and two elderly people have died from the virus. Advertisement Advertisement While the majority of people contracted the
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