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- Confirmed cases 308 564
- Deaths 13 069
- Tokyo considering postponing Olympics: Reuters
- Japan suspects new virus cluster in southwest
- US Vice President tests negative for coronavirus
- India in 14-hour curfew to limit virus spread
- South Korea reports 98 new cases of coronavirus
- Australia to consider ‘draconian measures’ to enforce social distancing
- Talk of a lockdown in SA due to Covid-19 outbreak is FALSE NEWS
Australia to consider ‘draconian measures’ to enforce social distancing
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said states and territories would consider draconian measures to enforce social distancing after thousands of people thronged the country’s beaches amid unusually warm weather.
Most of Sydney’s main beaches, including Bondi Beach, were closed on Sunday.
The measures that we will be considering tonight means that state premiers and chief ministers may have to take far more draconian measures to enforce social distancing,” Morrison said in Canberra.
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Conte says Italy will further tighten lockdown to tackle virus
Italy has ordered all but the most essential businesses to close until April 3.
It is the most difficult crisis in our post-war period,” Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said in a video posted on Facebook, adding “only production activities deemed vital for national production will be allowed.”
Conte did not go into detail on which businesses would have to close under the order which is expected to come into effect through an emergency decree on Sunday.
Supermarkets, pharmacies, postal and banking services will remain open and essential public services, including transport, will be ensured.
Talk of a lockdown in SA due to Covid-19 outbreak is not true
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Khusela Diko, has cautioned South Africans against spreading fake news about the coronavirus outbreak.
Diko posted a series of tweets on Saturday setting the record straight regarding the virus outbreak in the country.
Stop spreading fake news: The President is NOT addressing the nation and announcing a lockdown tonight,” Diko tweeted.
It is illegal for anyone to intentionally spread fake news about Covid-19, those infected with the virus or government efforts to address the virus, News24 reported.
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