Published 17:15 IST, March 23rd 2020
Australia announces tough measures to combat deadly COVID-19 pandemic
Australia Prime Minister Morrison announced that a national cabinet of state and federal leaders had agreed to enact an indefinite new restriction.
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has reportedly introduced new measures to slow spre of vel coronavirus pandemic. conservative government issued orders for strict ban on indoor garings of more than 100 people, a global do-t-travel order, and strict new rules for visiting d care homes.
Prime Minister Morrison anunced in a press conference that a national cabinet of state and federal leers h agreed to enact an indefinite new restriction that exempted for schools, public transport, courts, supermarkets, and work sites from it. measure, to be effective immediately, would help Australians stand up to “unprecedented challenge” of global health crisis, he said.
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ding that life was going to continue to change in Australia, Morrison said that 2020 will be toughest year for country ahe and Australians h to work to flatten curve and slow pandemic. " more going to pub after work, more going to gym in morning, more sitting down for brunch at a cafe. se changes are vital to slow spre of this virus to save lives," Morrison told press conference.
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Challenge like never seen before
Australia has recently confirmed at least 100 new cases, spiking total figure of COVID-19 to 1,709, as per reports. government has suspended international air travel and sealed borders in an attempt to stem spre. It also resolved to pump AUS $105 billion to fuel Canberra's stagnant ecomy as nation slowly poised into a global recession after 29 years of ecomic growth. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg reportedly predicted that latest AUS $66 billion anunced by Prime Minister Morrison will fetch government and central bank measures to support ecomy to at least 10 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), close to AUS $189 billion.
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extraordinary times require extraordinary measures as world faces a challenge like never seen before, he was quoted saying in a news conference. Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan was reported saying that Rottnest Island, which is a popular tourist destination and former Aboriginal prison site, could be designed into a quarantine zone for Australians that were reluctant to self-isolate.
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17:15 IST, March 23rd 2020