SYDNEY: Australia on Thursday announced a ban on travellers from China would extend for at least a week beyond Saturday's planned deadline, as the death toll from the COVID-19 soared.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government would maintain"entry restriction on foreign nationals who have recently been in mainland China" for a further week"to protect Australians from the risk of coronavirus".A decision to extend the ban further will be taken week-to-week, he said. The decision is a blow to Australian tourism operators who have seen business from Chinese visitors dry up, as well as for tens of thousands of Chinese students hoping to return to Australia for the new academic year.
China's official death toll and infection numbers from a new coronavirus spiked dramatically on Thursday after authorities changed their counting methods, fuelling concern the epidemic is far worse than being reported.The virus has now officially killed more than 1,350 people in China and the World Health Organization has warned the disease has not yet peaked.
"I just want to assure all Australians, that we are doing everything we can to keep Australians safe at this time, and to ensure that we are mitigating everything that is possible to address any of the threats," Morrison said.
I hope the photographer told her she's not wearing her mask correctly.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
China central bank gives greenlight to Mastercard's China JV for clearing businessChina's central bank said on Tuesday it has approved an application by Mastercard's China joint venture to conduct bank card clearing operations ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Coronavirus: China firms cut staff as Xi vows no large-scale layoffsSHANGHAI (REUTERS) - A Chinese media company said it will lay off 500 employees due to the coronavirus outbreak, the latest among a string of firms to do so in the past two weeks as the epidemic takes a toll on small-to-medium sized businesses.. Read more at straitstimes.com. How can Xi promise that without admitting the big companies are all SOE? Commie paradise, what could ever go wrong?
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »
Barren streets but bustling stock markets in virus-stricken ChinaShops, restaurants and cinemas may be deserted in many parts of virus-plagued China, but online trading forums, internet roadshows and analyst ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
China reports 97 new deaths from coronavirus on mainland, more than 2,000 new infectionsBEIJING — The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China reached 1,113 as of the end of Tuesday (Feb 11), up by 97 from the previous day, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday, with new infections falling to their lowest since January.
Source: TODAYonline - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »
WHO says Covid-19 cases stabilising in China, but outbreak could go any wayGENEVA — The number of cases of infection with the new coronavirus in China has stabilised, but the apparent slowdown in the epidemic spread should be viewed with
Source: TODAYonline - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »
China stages clinical trial blitz in search of coronavirus cureBEIJING (BLOOMBERG) - China is rushing a flurry of patient studies to identify the most effective life-saving treatments for people sickened by the coronavirus.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »