OPINION: Coronavirus is a little like an extended Easter Saturday
Nobody knows how long this current crisis will last, or how bad it will get. But imagine how good it will be to wrap your grandkids in a bear hug again; to meet friends over a pint and a share platter ; to cheer in a stadium full of passionate fans just like you. The release of the first Easter was like that, only magnified immeasurably.
Right now feels like an Easter Saturday. We are shell-shocked, unmoored. Everything's up in the air. It feels like it's forever Breaking down the latest news and research to understand how the world is living through an epidemic, this is the ABC's Coronacast podcast. But the person who believes in Easter believes that no matter what comes at us, we're always post-Sunday. That grief and fear don't get the last word.That the resurrection of Jesus was a more dramatic historical event than the largest-scale disaster, because it reveals and guarantees that arc. All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Easter weekend could be 'most important' in fight to contain coronavirus, authorities sayHealth Minister Greg Hunt has warned Australians that the Easter weekend could be the most crucial in the entire fight against the coronavirus.
Read more »
Australians mustn't 'stuff up our fantastic combating of coronavirus over Easter' | Sky News AustraliaSky News host Paul Murray says the nation is 'winning this war' against the deadly coronavirus pandemic but has urged Australians to not 'stuff it up' during the Easter long weekend. \n\n'We have done a fantastic job in Australia of defeating the coronavirus,' Mr Murray said. \n\n'We are winning this war'. \n\nHe said it was 'absolutely clear' Australians shouldn't ruin the good work which has been achieved so far in combating the deadly pandemic by socialising in large family gatherings this Easter period. \n\nImage: Getty
Read more »
'Help save a life': Australia's political leaders issue Easter coronavirus warningHealth authorities are warning against complacency after encouraging figures showed the infection rate rising just 1.8 per cent over the past three days
Read more »
Coronavirus cases climb to more than 6000 ahead of Easter long weekend | Sky News AustraliaThe number of coronavirus cases in Australia has climbed to 6,109 on Friday and the number of fatalities stands at 51. \n\nNew South Wales has the largest caseload with 2,773 confirmed cases of the virus, followed by Victoria with 1,228 and Queensland with 953. \n\nThe government says it is cautiously optimistic the curve is flattening but warned Australians not to undo all the good work this Easter long weekend. \n\nThe number of cases across the world is edging towards 1.6 million and the global death total now exceeds 95,000. \n\nFrance's death toll has surged, taking the country's total number of fatalities above 12,000 and New York has suffered its deadliest 24-hour period for the third consecutive day. \n\nAnother 6.6 million Americans have filed for unemployment over the last week - meaning the coronavirus has wiped out 16 million American jobs in just three weeks.\n\nAnd the World Health Organisation has warned of bed shortages across Africa as the virus spreads beyond urban centres.
Read more »
Australia's religious leaders deliver hopeful Easter messages as coronavirus moves services onlineAustralia's church leaders have focused on hope in their annual Easter messages, speaking to the nation's faithful amid the COVID-19 outbreak and after the summer's devastating bushfires.
Read more »
Greg Mortimer: Australians on coronavirus-hit cruise set for Easter homecoming after weeks at seaA chartered plane carrying Australian and New Zealand residents from the coronavirus-hit Greg Mortimer cruise ship stranded off the Uruguayan coast is expected to land in Melbourne on Sunday.
Read more »