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| Coronavirus Australia update latest: another death at Newmarch House brings national toll to 93 – live news | Coronavirus Australia update latest: another death at Newmarch House brings national toll to 93 – live news |
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| It’s the aged care home’s 13th Covid-19 related death as three more residents test positive for coronavirus. Follow live | It’s the aged care home’s 13th Covid-19 related death as three more residents test positive for coronavirus. Follow live |
| Victorian premier Daniel Andrews is speaking now. | |
| He says the state will consider “options we will have to potentially ease [restrictions]” in the lead-up to 11 May. | |
| But he asks people to continue staying at home for now, even as other states ease restrictions, because Victoria has had a higher rate of community transmission than other states. | |
| “We have come too far, we have achieved too much for us to give that back, for us to fritter that hard work away,” he said. | |
| “I know it is easy to think that well, with such low case numbers maybe the worst has passed, maybe this is over, I just want to remind every Victorian this is very, very fragile, we saw a spike in numbers just a couple of days ago, we have had outbreaks in lots of different settings. | |
| “We have also had significant community transmission in Victoria as well. About 10% of our cases we can’t track them back to an overseas traveller. Not every state is like that. Some states have no community transmission at all”. | |
| He also calls on Victorians to get tested for “mildest symptoms” and says the state has ramped up testing. | |
| “The more tests we can get done in the lead-up to 11 May, the more options we will have to potentially ease some of the rules that I know are frustrating.” | |
| NSW has recorded nine new coronavirus cases overnight. | |
| Premier Gladys Berejiklian said this morning that the state had conducted over 7000 tests, in the past 24 hours, with nine positive results. | |
| And she urged people with symptoms to get tested today, before the weekend’s expected flurry of activity once restrictions ease in the state. | |
| “Please come forward even if you have the mildest symptoms,” she told reporters. “You don’t need to wait until Monday. You could be unintentionally passing on the disease without knowing you have it.” | |
| NSW’s chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant said three of the nine new cases are residents at Anglicare’s Newmarch House aged care home, four are community transmission cases and one is under investigation. | |
| She also confirmed that the resident who died at Newmarch House yesterday was a 74-year-old man. | |
| The Australian stock market is set to open lower today after what has been a record month of growth. | |
| After the sharp falls at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the past month was the best April for the stock market since 1988. | |
| But after a 2.4% rise yesterday it is expected to fall today, according to AAP. | |
| The SPI 200 futures contract was down 123 points, or 2.22%, to 5,417.0 points at 8am. | |
| In the US, unemployment claims topped 30m and Amazon and American Airlines’ earnings disappointed traders. | |
| In Australia, property price data for April is due to be published today. | |
| In some brief US news, President Donald Trump has just claimed, about 30 minutes ago, that he has seen evidence that Covid-19 was created in a lab. | In some brief US news, President Donald Trump has just claimed, about 30 minutes ago, that he has seen evidence that Covid-19 was created in a lab. |
| When asked if he had seen evidence that gives him a “high degree of confidence” that it originated in a lab in Wuhan, he said: “Yes, I have”. | When asked if he had seen evidence that gives him a “high degree of confidence” that it originated in a lab in Wuhan, he said: “Yes, I have”. |
| This is a direct contradiction of America’s own national intelligence community, and scientists. | This is a direct contradiction of America’s own national intelligence community, and scientists. |
| The director of national intelligence said: “The intelligence community also concurs with the wide scientific consensus that the Covid-19 virus was not manmade or genetically modified.” | The director of national intelligence said: “The intelligence community also concurs with the wide scientific consensus that the Covid-19 virus was not manmade or genetically modified.” |
| Australia’s intelligence community has said similar. | Australia’s intelligence community has said similar. |
| In today’s briefing, Trump appeared to discredit his own director of national intelligence when asked about it. | In today’s briefing, Trump appeared to discredit his own director of national intelligence when asked about it. |
| A bit more detail on those relaxed restrictions coming in today and tomorrow. | A bit more detail on those relaxed restrictions coming in today and tomorrow. |
| In Queensland, from Saturday: | In Queensland, from Saturday: |
| You will be allowed to go for picnics and non-essential drives, and national parks will reopen, but you are not allowed to travel more than 50km from your home. | You will be allowed to go for picnics and non-essential drives, and national parks will reopen, but you are not allowed to travel more than 50km from your home. |
| You can shop for non-essential items. | You can shop for non-essential items. |
| The “two-person person rule” is still in effect, meaning that you can only be joined by one other person who isn’t in your household – and still keep physically distant. Previously, Annastacia Palaszczuk said people inside a home were allowed two additional guests. | The “two-person person rule” is still in effect, meaning that you can only be joined by one other person who isn’t in your household – and still keep physically distant. Previously, Annastacia Palaszczuk said people inside a home were allowed two additional guests. |
| The Queensland border remains closed unless you are a resident or essential worker. | The Queensland border remains closed unless you are a resident or essential worker. |
| In NSW, from today: | In NSW, from today: |
| Two adults and the children in their care are allowed to visit another person’s home, for any reason. | Two adults and the children in their care are allowed to visit another person’s home, for any reason. |
| You still have to comply with physical distancing – which means keeping apart, avoiding unnecessary contact and not crowding small spaces. | You still have to comply with physical distancing – which means keeping apart, avoiding unnecessary contact and not crowding small spaces. |
| There are no limits on how many guests someone is allowed a day as long as there are no more than two adults at a time. | There are no limits on how many guests someone is allowed a day as long as there are no more than two adults at a time. |
| In WA, since Monday: | In WA, since Monday: |
| Gathering limits increased from two people to 10. | Gathering limits increased from two people to 10. |
| People are allowed to leave home for recreational activities including picnics, fishing, boating and camping. | People are allowed to leave home for recreational activities including picnics, fishing, boating and camping. |
| Maximum number of people at a wedding raised from five to 10. | Maximum number of people at a wedding raised from five to 10. |
| Border restrictions remain in place. | Border restrictions remain in place. |
| Five Australian defence force personnel have tested positive for Covid-19 after contracting it in the Middle East. | Five Australian defence force personnel have tested positive for Covid-19 after contracting it in the Middle East. |
| The five people are asymptomatic and arrived back in Australia this morning, AAP reports. They were were tested after a number of local contractors became infected with the virus. | The five people are asymptomatic and arrived back in Australia this morning, AAP reports. They were were tested after a number of local contractors became infected with the virus. |
| Four returned to Australia on Friday morning on a routine defence force flight and were taken to Royal Darwin hospital for assessment. | Four returned to Australia on Friday morning on a routine defence force flight and were taken to Royal Darwin hospital for assessment. |
| The fifth, who had completed deployment, previously returned to Australia and is in mandatory isolation in Brisbane. | The fifth, who had completed deployment, previously returned to Australia and is in mandatory isolation in Brisbane. |
| The Australian defence force says it decided to test personnel “after being notified that a number of locally engaged contractors had tested positive”. | The Australian defence force says it decided to test personnel “after being notified that a number of locally engaged contractors had tested positive”. |
| “Defence will take all necessary measures in consultation with our coalition partners, relevant host nations and Australian federal, state and territory governments to ensure ADF personnel receive the treatment and care required,” it said on Friday. | “Defence will take all necessary measures in consultation with our coalition partners, relevant host nations and Australian federal, state and territory governments to ensure ADF personnel receive the treatment and care required,” it said on Friday. |
| Another resident of Anglicare’s Newmarch House in western Sydney has died. | Another resident of Anglicare’s Newmarch House in western Sydney has died. |
| Anglicare said the resident died yesterday afternoon, bringing the total number of Covid-19 deaths at the aged care home to 13. | Anglicare said the resident died yesterday afternoon, bringing the total number of Covid-19 deaths at the aged care home to 13. |
| Yesterday the operator announced that three more residents had tested positive. There are now at least 37 who have contracted the virus, and 22 staff members. | Yesterday the operator announced that three more residents had tested positive. There are now at least 37 who have contracted the virus, and 22 staff members. |
| “This is a time of great grief for the family and we want to extend our deepest sympathies,” Anglicare said this morning. | “This is a time of great grief for the family and we want to extend our deepest sympathies,” Anglicare said this morning. |
| Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Australia this Friday. | Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Australia this Friday. |
| Restrictions in NSW ease today – with two adults (and any dependent children) now allowed to visit another person’s house for any reason. Restrictions will also ease in Queensland from Saturday, though travel will be restricted to within 50km. | Restrictions in NSW ease today – with two adults (and any dependent children) now allowed to visit another person’s house for any reason. Restrictions will also ease in Queensland from Saturday, though travel will be restricted to within 50km. |
| A flight from India will also arrive in WA today, bringing more than 100 Australians back. | A flight from India will also arrive in WA today, bringing more than 100 Australians back. |
| Overnight, around the world: | Overnight, around the world: |
| Russia’s prime minister has been diagnosed with coronavirus. Mikhail Mishustin was supposed to be leading the country’s response to the pandemic but has said he will now self-isolate. | Russia’s prime minister has been diagnosed with coronavirus. Mikhail Mishustin was supposed to be leading the country’s response to the pandemic but has said he will now self-isolate. |
| Germany will ease restrictions, opening museums, galleries, zoos and playgrounds and allow religious services to resume. | Germany will ease restrictions, opening museums, galleries, zoos and playgrounds and allow religious services to resume. |
| Brazil announced a record number of new cases in 24 hours (7,218). The death toll rose by 435 to 5,901. | Brazil announced a record number of new cases in 24 hours (7,218). The death toll rose by 435 to 5,901. |