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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 31, 2020
Australia enacts sweeping lockdown powers to combat COVID-19 spread
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SYDNEY: People in Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in Australia, could be heavily fined or jailed for leaving their home without a good reason from Tuesday (Mar 31) under sweeping new powers designed to slow infection rates. The public health order, enacted late on Monday, comes
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 28, 2020
Australia tightens social distancing rules to combat coronavirus, warns of fines
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MELBOURNE: Australia stepped up enforcement of social distancing rules on Saturday (Mar 28) to contain community transmission of the novel coronavirus, implementing fines, closing beaches and threatening stricter measures if people defy pleas to stay at home. The death toll from the virus rose to 14 after an elderly woman died in an aged-care facility in
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 28, 2020
Australia tightens quarantine rules to combat coronavirus, warns of fines
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MELBOURNE: Australian troops will begin on Saturday (Mar 28) taking citizens returning from overseas to compulsory quarantine places to prevent spread of the coronavirus, as Victoria officials closed beaches on a warm autumn day amid public resistance, warning of fines. The compulsory self-isolation for travellers in hotels and other lodgings across Australia comes as the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 24, 2020
Greece calls for health volunteers to combat coronavirus
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ATHENS: Greece on Monday (Mar 23) put out a call for health volunteers to help combat the spread of the coronavirus as the health minister said hundreds of additional medical staff had been deployed. “The volunteer programme is addressed to whoever can offer services, such as doctors, medical staff, psychologists, medical students and retired health
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
Malaysia government allocates additional RM600 million for Health Ministry to combat COVID-19
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PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian government will channel additional funds worth RM600 million (US$135.28 million) to the Health Ministry to support its efforts in combating COVID-19, said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday (Mar 23). Speaking during a televised press conference, Mr Muhyiddin said the additional funds will be used to purchase equipment like ventilators and personal protective equipment (PPE)
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 17, 2020
Australia considers tougher movement restrictions to combat COVID-19
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SYDNEY: Australia is considering tougher restrictions on public gatherings to slow the spread of the coronavirus as the Sydney Opera House closed its doors, national airline Qantas slashed its international flight capacity and courts suspended hearings. Prime Minister Scott Morrison will meet with the newly formed national cabinet, an emergency response team that includes state
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 17, 2020
‘We are at war’: France imposes lockdown to combat COVID-19
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PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday (Mar 16) ordered stringent restrictions on people’s movement to slow the spread of the coronavirus, and said the army would be drafted in to help move the sick to hospitals. France had already shut down restaurants and bars, closed schools and put ski resorts off limits, but Macron
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
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Commentary: Is the UK’s herd immunity strategy to combat COVID-19 worth pursuing?
Commentary Commentary Achieving herd immunity to COVID-19 in the UK could result in the deaths of more than 1 million people with a further 8 million severe infections requiring critical care, says an observer. People wearing protective face masks are pictured near Buckingham Palace in central London. Tolga AKMEN/AFP 17 Mar 2020 06:14AM(Updated: 17 Mar