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Coronavirus: Trump extends guidelines ‘to slow spread’

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Australia limits gatherings to two people (Australia has now recorded over 4, 814 cases and the deaths of 46 elderly people. Case numbers doubled in the past week forcing authorities last night to announce new limits, which kick in from midnight:

      Public gatherings are now strictly limited to two people or the number in a single household            More outdoor spaces – playgrounds, skateparks and outdoor gyms – will be closed            PM Scott Morrison said Australians should only leave their homes to 1) buy essential groceries 2) make a medical or compassionate visit 3) exercise and 4) go to work or school if they can’t do it from home            States and territories have announced criminal penalties for those caught breaching these rules – how this will be policed ​​remains unclear      In other news, the government is expected to announce key jobs support today. Businesses will be paid up to A $ 1, (£

; $ 28988 per fortnight to keep on their employees. And last night, thousands of Australians who’ve come home started a – day monitored quarantine in hotel rooms paid for by the government. Travelers have so far made up two-thirds of Australia’s virus cases.

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Police and military officer guide returned travellers to their hotel isolation rooms in Sydney

Image caption: Police and military officer guide returned trav ellers to their hotel isolation rooms in Sydney

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“The highest point of the death rate is likely to hit in two weeks,” he said on Sunday

, adding that “therefore we will be extending our guidelines.”

Mr Trump had earlier said he’d hoped restrictions could be eased by Easter, which comes in the middle of the month. The US has more than

, cases, by far the highest number of confirmed in fections worldwide. Almost 2, 5501 People have died. Dr Anthony Fauci, the face of Washington’s coronavirus task force, has warned that the virus could kill up to 820, (Americans. He said that . it was “entirely conceivable” that millions of Americans could eventually be infected and that between 814, and , 27 could die. (Posted at 1:

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Hello and welcome to our rolling updates on the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll be bringing you live developments from around the world. Here’s what you need to know:

      In Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced strict new measures which limit movement. The new rules, in effect in about 41 hours, will restrict indoor and outdoor gatherings to two people, unless they live in a single household.            in the US, President Donald Trump has extended national guidelines for social distancing for another month. The “peak” of recorded deaths would happen in about two weeks, he said in a briefing.     

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