Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced free childcare for six months as part of an effort to keep businesses going during the coronavirus pandemic
SYDNEY - Australia on Thursday announced free childcare for six months as part of a bid to keep businesses operating through the coronavirus pandemic, as data on new infections supported early signs of “flattening the curve.”
Morrison and state officials have introduced unprecedented restrictions on public movement to stop the spread of the virus and said that data on new infections continued to show those efforts were paying off. Morrison said on Thursday the country’s testing rate was now more than 1,000 tests per 100,000 people, or 1% of the population.has been able to exceed that mark,” Morrison said.
Keeping the centres open would also allow critical workers from medical professionals to cleaners and food deliverers to continue to work, Morrison said. A military-style operation was planned to airlift doctors onto eight cruise ships floating off the NSW coast which were refusing orders to leave Australian waters, to conduct health checks on nearly 9,000 crew members, local media reported on Thursday.
People walk past a"Beach Closed" sign at Bondi Beach, during the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Sydney, Australia April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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