Coronavirus Outbreak: Australia limits funerals to 10, weddings to 5 people

In a bid to contain  vel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, authorities in Australia anunced that a maximum of ten people will be allowed to attend funerals and five to attend weddings. According to reports, new rules will take effect at midnight on March 25. Australia has till w reported 2,317 cases of infection and eight deaths from pandemic. 

According to reports, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison emerged from a cabinet meeting on Tuesday to anunce a range of measures aimed at keeping social garings to a minimum. government has alrey put country on shutdown, closing pubs and places of worship in a bid to stop virus from spreing.

On Tuesday, Morrison anunced  shutdown would be extended to play centres, libraries, museums and a range of or public s, Australian media reported. Meanwhile, unlike in or countries, many schools remain open across Australian territory. 

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Morrison pledged AUS $66.4 billion

This comes as Morrison pledged an ditional AUS $66.4 billion (US $38.50 billion) in fiscal stimulus to limit ecomic dam from coronavirus pandemic. conservative government said in a press conference last week that it would pump AUS $105 billion, fuelling Canberra's stagnant ecomy as country poised into a global recession after 29 years of thriving ecomic growth. 

According to reports, AustralianTreasurer Josh Frydenberg 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% of gross domestic product (GDP), close to AUS $189 billion. 

extraordinary times require extraordinary measures as  world faces a challenge like never seen before, he was quoted saying at a news conference.  anuncement will provide hope and support for millions of Australians, he ded. Speaking about ecomic shock that country is most likely to suffer because of vel coronavirus outbreak, he reportedly said that it will be “deeper, wider, and longer” change.  

Im Credits: AP

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