Australian police put a 90-day limit on 'draconian' virus measures

People walk past a"Beach Closed" sign at Bondi Beach, as the beach remains closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease , in Sydney, Australia April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Loren ElliotSYDNEY: Australia's most populous state said on Thursday police enforcement of restrictions on personal movement intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus would last three months, as the number of new cases continued to slow.

"When is the turn-off period for these orders? It is 90 days," state police commissioner Mick Fuller said in a televised news conference. Like countries around the world, Australia has ordered the shutdown of restaurants, cafes, bars, movie theatres and instructed people to stay inside unless they are shopping for food or taking their daily exercise as it tries to contain the flu-like illness. So far, about 5,000 people have been infected in Australia, and 22 have died.

On the other side of the country, a standoff continued on Thursday between immigration officials and foreign-owned cruise ships which were refusing to leave Western Australian waters despite being ordered to do so.

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