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.
The Federal Government will invest $66 million for research into a coronavirus vaccine and antiviral medications.
Health Minister Greg Hunt said, for the nation’s containment strategy and flattening of the curve.
Australia had been lauded for being one of the most reliable testing methods in the world, Mr. Hunt said.
By midnight, Australia is set to surpass 1.5 million coronavirus tests.
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.”
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.
The NSW government has frozen public sector pay rises for the next 12 months among the COVID-19 pandemic and says it will not make any of its workers during that time.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the measure will save about $3 billion.
Ms. Berejiklian has assured government workers there will be no job losses.
The New Zealand government declared a COVID-19 vaccine plan, which will allow New Zealand scientists to contribute to global research efforts and explore the potential of vaccine manufacturing capability in New Zealand.
“It’s vital that we contribute to international research efforts as well as ramp up our own research and manufacturing capability,” Woods said.
Oil prices were on the rise on Friday, heading for a fourth straight week of gains. Also, fuel demand is growing as countries ease business and limitations that were imposed to stop the coronavirus pandemic.
West Texas Intermediate crude was up 5 cents, or 0.2%, at $33.97 a barrel, gained more than 1% in the last session. The US benchmark is on track for a weekly jump of around 15%.
Gardening is said to be a teacher of patience. Flowers always take time to push their way up through soil that is not still conducive to growth. For one 14-year-old in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, it is an exercise in idealism, an attempt to distract.
Ember Charter’s website says its mission is to ignite, empower and transform people traditionally labeled “at-risk.”
Officials say the school itself could be at risk.
“The COVID-19 crisis has laid on top of it just the gargantuan amount of trauma for our students,” Kalam Id-Din said.
A New Zealand-based company that trialed for a four-day workweek announced that the experiment was a success and all the staff recording a significant impact on work-life balance while productivity is stable.
They are now making a plan to make the experiment permanent.
Similar experiments have been carried out in Sweden, although most centered around a six-hour workday.
But it is hard to use this rule in some areas like healthcare, regulatory departments, etc.
However, the four-day workweek could still be rolled out to a wide range of industries.
