LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON CORONAVIRUS
NUMBERS
* 2252 cases
* 197 hospitalised
* 17 in intensive care
* 8 dead (all aged over 70)
* 162,747 tests done
HEALTH
* All non-urgent elective surgery cancelled from midnight March 25
TRAVEL
* Australians banned from travelling overseas, with few exceptions
* Federal government will pursue limited rescue flights for Australians stranded overseas
SOCIAL DISTANCING
* Keep 1.5m from other people
* Stay home unless going to work (and unable to work from home), buying essentials, or exercising alone or in small groups
* Must stay at home for 14-day quarantine if diagnosed with the virus, returned from overseas or told you are a contact of a known case
* No large gatherings in homes or public spaces
* Weddings limited to five people (couple, celebrant, two witnesses)
* Funerals limited to 10 people
BUSINESS
More closures across the country from midnight Wednesday including:
* Beauty, tanning, waxing, nail salons
* Amusement parks, arcades and play centres
* Health clubs, fitness centres, yoga, barre and spin facilities, saunas, bathhouses, wellness centres
* Outdoor boot camps and personal training restricted to 10 people
* Community facilities including libraries, halls, museums, galleries, pools
* Cafes, restaurants and shopping centre food courts restricted to takeaway only
* In-person real estate auctions in-person and open house inspections banned
GOVERNMENT
* Centrelink urgently recruiting 5000 staff to deal with the massive influx of people seeking welfare
* New co-ordination commission set up to link business and government for innovative problem solving
* Texts sent to all Australians to inform them about social distancing requirements
CHILDREN
* Schools remain open, except in Victoria and ACT which have moved holidays forward
* Some leaders urging parents to keep children home if possible
* Absences allowed for childcare increased to 62 (before parents lose fee subsidy), with more allowed if family is in quarantine or ill.
© AAP 2020