More than six months into the Coronavirus pandemic, this is not the time for any country to take its foot off the pedal,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told an online briefing on Monday.
His top emergency expert, Dr. Mike Ryan, said cases of infection in central American countries were still on the rise.
Thousands of people are expected at the marches to protest against police brutality and show support for Indigenous Australians.
But authorities are concerned social distancing will be breached and marchers could become infected with COVID-19.
Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has urged people not to attend the Melbourne demonstration. Up to 20,000 people are expected at the march in Melbourne.
“We are concerned about the potential for a second wave of Coronavirus,” Ms. Mikakos said, urging protesters to contact their MPs instead.
Premier Warns warned that NSW is yet to feel the “severe” economic consequences of COVID-19, despite the biggest contraction in its economy in 20 years.
This week the State Government dumped its plan to renovate Sydney Olympic Stadium, so the $810 million earmarked for that project could be directed into a $3 billion infrastructure fund, which aims to generate 20,000 jobs.
The University of Southern Denmark announced on Wednesday that Danish researchers had developed the world’s first fully automatic robot capable of carrying out throat swabs for Coronavirus so that healthcare professionals are not exposed to the risk of infection.
Australia is continuing to ease coronavirus restrictions across the country as pubs open for the first time in two months.
In Victoria, the state with the toughest restrictions, skate parks reopened and up to 20 people can gather for a party – outdoors or indoors.
Cafes, restaurants, pubs, and clubs in the Sunshine State can now host up to 20 people – with the reform brought forward from June 12.
Road trips are allowed and some gyms are back in business – here’s everything that you need to know.
Victorians may be able to go back to the office in a “staggered return” from July if the state is able to keep control over the coronavirus pandemic.
Mr. Andrews said more outbreaks of COVID-19 were expected, which was why it was “so important” people were tested.
“I’m just happy, very happy to be back in action.”
South Australia’s public health chief has apologized for mistakenly claiming Victorian health counterparts left SA Health in the dark about the state’s latest coronavirus case.
The UK resident had recently traveled to Melbourne, before flying to South Australia where she was tested and returned a positive result.
An email was sent, and South Australian authorities were alerted about the time and the flight details.”
For the fifth continuing day, there are no new cases of COVID-19 cases in New Zealand.
New Zealand also discharged the last coronavirus patient from the hospital.
New research suggests a person could be re-infected with coronavirus in six months in a blow to the push for “immunity passports” as evidence of recovery from the illness.
“We saw various reinfection after 12 months post-infection and ample reduction in antibody levels as soon as six months post-infection,” the study stated.
A recent analysis found that the coronavirus has put older workers at a disadvantage because of a large share of older people are in jobs that cannot be done from home and they “may be encouraged by health authorities not to return to jobs that are unable to social distance.”
