Qantas Airways Ltd is axing at least 20% of its workforce and intends to raise up to A$1.9 billion of equity under a sweeping cost-saving plan prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Australian airline also said it will ground 100 aircraft for up to 12 months and retire its remaining Boeing Co 747 fleet immediately.
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Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical and the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences get approval to begin human testing for potential coronavirus vaccine from the National Medical Products Administration to launch clinical trials.
Chinese researchers and companies are testing six experimental shots in humans and more than a dozen vaccines are in different stages of clinical trials globally.
According to a Reuters tally on Monday, the death toll from the coronavirus reached over 120,000 in the United States.
Total U.S. coronavirus cases are over 2.2 million, the highest in the world, followed by Brazil with more than 1 million cases, and infections are rapidly rising in India.
The National Rugby League (NRL) has shifted a match away from Melbourne due to a spike in Coronavirus cases in the southern Australian city.
Storm CEO Dave Donaghy said we have some COVID-19 hotspots in Victoria has made it difficult for our team and visiting teams to continue playing at AAMI Park in the short term.
COVID-19 will change how the most affected industries will conduct business forever.
For those with the patience to wait 10 years, there’s substantial value to be had with some of the names that have been most impacted by Coronavirus.
Johnson & Johnson spokesman said that they are in talks with multiple governments and global organizations as it seeks to develop a Coronavirus Vaccine.
the vaccine could begin Phase 1 clinical trials as early as September of this year. If those trials are successful, that time frame could allow an emergency deployment of the virus as early as January 2021—a stunning turnaround for a vaccine.
“Super-spreader” fears for Trump’s Tulsa rally.
Several U.S. states including Oklahoma reported a surge in new coronavirus infections, days before a planned campaign rally for President Donald Trump in Tulsa that would be the nation’s largest indoor social gathering in three months.
Australian shares slipped more than 5 percent on Thursday, as a spike in coronavirus cases across the United States and China put a damper on sentiment.
Australia’s trade minister on Wednesday warned of a possible ban on international travelers till 2021.
In New Zealand, the gross domestic product fell 1.6% in the March quarter, the largest drop in 29 years, as coronavirus restrictions sapped economic activity.
Unemployment is predicted to soar to the highest level ever due to Coronavirus after 600,000 people lost their jobs in three months.
TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “The labor market is on red alert.
“We need strong action now to stop lasting damage.”
