Australian Chief Medical Officer Professor Brendan Murphy won’t be rushed into allowing professional sport to return. Follow live updates:
The global death toll from coronavirus has passed 200,000. There are more than 2.8 million known cases of infection but more than 798,000 people have recovered, according to the Johns Hopkins University tallyThe World Health Organisation has cautioned against the idea of immunity passports
The government says it has done enough to protect Australians' privacy when it comes to its coronavirus tracing app - and it looks like it might have got the balance right.
Australians are desperate to see each other again and if this technology is adopted widely, it could see the easing of social gathering restrictions and be used to contain coronavirus outbreaks.The Australian government's much-talked about COVIDSafe tracing app will go live at 6pm tonight, as people have already downloaded it this afternoon in preparation.
Sydney mother-of-two Joanne said she'd struggled to explain the need for handwashing, staying inside, and not seeing grandparents or friends to her children, aged six and nine, "without scaring them".
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