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2.52pm
Two cruise ships turned away by other ports are headed to Honolulu.
Holland America Line’s Maasdam cruise ship, which had its port call for Hilo, Hawaii canceled, will disembark in Honolulu Harbor, state officials said.
The Maasdam, with 842 guests and 542 crew, is scheduled to arrive in Honolulu.
1.54pm
The original epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic has reported just one new case for a second day.
Wuhan's one new case reported came as the central Chinese city remains on lockdown and follows a peak of thousands of new cases daily about a month ago.
China reported just 13 new cases nationwide. All 12 cases outside Wuhan were imported, according to the health ministry, including three in the capital Beijing, three in the financial hub of Shanghahi, one in the southwestern province of Sichuan, and five in the industrial heartland of Guangdong.
1.36pm
Coronavirus cases in NSW have jumped to almost 270 with the state implementing a series of unprecedented measures to contain the rapidly-spreading disease. Frank Global | Frank UK
12.52pm
Brazil's government will request that Congress approve the declaration of a state of public calamity through the year's end due to the coronavirus.
It would enable more public spending beyond the annual budget, to aid health and job preservation.
Economists have debated whether Brazil should consider scrapping its constitutional cap on expenditures to cope with the coronavirus’ impact. The government in the statement from Brazil’s presidential press office reaffirmed its commitment to the ceiling as the anchor of fiscal policy.
As recently as Tuesday morning President Jair Bolsonaro expressed skepticism about the coronavirus’ severity, saying hysteria was inappropriate. Later, Brazil reported its first death from the virus. Latin America’s largest nation also has nearly 300 confirmed cases.
11.48am
Washington DC, has announced nine new identified cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the total to 31.
Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared a state of emergency and closed all schools through the end of the month. The popular Cherry Blossom Festival has been postponed, White House and Capitol tours have been cancelled and the National Zoo, Smithsonian museum network and Kennedy Center have closed.
11.22am
New Zealand's Ministry of Health has confirmed eight new cases of COVID-19.
Four cases were in Auckland, one in Christchurch, one in Invercargill and two in Waikato. All are related to overseas travel.
10.55am
The UN humanitarian chief has released $15 million from the UN’s emergency response fund to help the World Health Organization and the UN children’s agency UNICEF fund efforts to contain the coronavirus in vulnerable countries where millions of people are already dealing with crises and needing assistance.
UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said Tuesday that some of the 140 countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are engulfed in conflicts, or dealing with natural disasters, and the UN is determined “that crucial, lifesaving work for the world’s most vulnerable communities must be sustained.”
10.21am
Britons have been advised against non-essential travel to anywhere in the world as the coronavirus crisis closed borders around the globe.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the fast-paced nature of the crisis meant that it was now necessary to issue global guidance.
The advice takes effect immediately and would last for an initial 30-day period.
10.05am
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (below) has announced a series of measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
It includes limiting indoor gatherings and tightening travel restrictions. Frank Global | Frank UK
9.43am
Turkey has reported the country's first death from the new coronavirus.
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said that the first casualty is an 89-year-old male patient who contracted the virus from an employee who had "contacts with China."
Koca also reported 51 new COVID-19 cases in the country, raising the overall number of infections to 98.
9.20pm
Australia has upgraded its international travel advice to the highest level, with all citizens being told not to travel overseas.
8.50am
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has announced a nationwide curfew in the North African country.
In a tweet from the official presidential Twitter account, it said there would be a lockdown “from six o'clock in the evening until six o'clock in the morning.”
Saied addressed the Tunisian people to announce the adoption of exceptional measures to counter the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tunisia previously suspended all international flights and closed its borders in an effort to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
8.48am
Businesses welcomed the British Chancellor's range of packages announced to help prop up the economy during the coronavirus pandemic.
Several said the £330 billion in access to loans, a business rates holiday and other measures would help companies from going bust. Frank Global | Frank UK
8.11am
Australia's ailing airlines will be handed a $715 million federal government lifeline to help the sector through the coronavirus pandemic.
A range of government charges will be refunded and waived to help airlines under immense pressure as domestic and global travel plummets.
The government will forgo fuel excise, air service charges and regional security fees. Frank Global | Frank UK
8.01am
Montenegro has announced its first cases of the new coronavirus.
The small country across the Adriatic Sea from Italy had been free of the new coronavirus up until this point.
Prime Minister Dusko Markovic said at a press conference that two women, who had been to the US and Spain, have tested positive for the virus.
7.25am
Belgium has ordered further lockdown measures, following in the steps of European neighbors Italy, Spain and France.
Belgian Prime minister Sophie Wilmes said Belgian residents should stay at home and avoid contacts at the maximum. They will still be allowed to run errands, to go to work if working remotely is not an option, and to physically exercise outdoors accompanied by one person.
All “non essential” businesses including clothing shops will be closed, while trips outside Belgium and gatherings of people have been banned until April 5. Book shops will remain open.
7.23am
Earlier, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his cabinet that the coronavirus pandemic is a "war" that must be won as he set out plans for a top team to tackle the outbreak and the ensuing economic chaos. Frank Global | Frank UK
7.11am
The leaders of European Union nations have agreed to institute a travel ban that prohibits most foreigners from entering the bloc for 30 days to discourage the spread of the new coronavirus. Frank Global | Frank UK
7.01am
Here are some of the latest developments in the global health crisis:
7.00am (all times AEDT)
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11.11pm
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11.01pm
The number of deaths in Spain due to the new coronavirus has jumped from 309 to 491 in 24 hours and new infections have risen to 11,178, nearly 2000 more than a day earlier.
The numbers were reported by the nation’s health emergency centre director, Fernando Simón. With a population of 46 million, Spain became the fourth country in the world with most coronavirus cases, surpassing South Korea and edging closer to Iran.
Spanish police started enforcing land border checks after the country, already under strict lock-down measures, banned people from entering or exiting the country in an attempt to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.
At the La Jonquera border, a key crossing point for trucks from and to France in northeaster Spain, masked agents of Spain’s national and Catalan regional police stopped cars and trucks, checked documents and redirected some of the vehicles back to France.
Spanish citizens and residents are allowed to return home, and goods are allowed in and out.
10.44pm
Facebook and Google are among the technology firms that have joined forces to protect and inform people during the coronavirus outbreak.
The group of companies, which own and run some of the world's biggest online platforms, have said they have committed to work together and with governments in response to the pandemic.
In a joint statement, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit and YouTube said they would help ensure people could stay connected to each other during isolation as well as fight any misinformation and fraud linked to the outbreak.
"We are working closely together on Covid-19 response efforts," the statement said. Frank Global | Frank UK
10.17pm
India says it will bar all passengers – including Indian citizens – from entering the country on flights from the European Union, Turkey and the United Kingdom beginning Wednesday.
According to a statement issued by India's aviation regulator, travellers coming from or transiting through the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar will be required to undergo a 14-day quarantine when they arrive. Arrivals from China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, France, Spain and Germany are already subject to similar restrictions, while many border points with neighbouring Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar have been shut.
India's tourist ministry announced this week that it is shutting down the Taj Mahal, its iconic “monument of love,” to visitors.
Several other important monuments have also been shut across the country to keep people safe amid the coronavirus outbreak. Most schools and entertainment facilities have also been shuttered across India.
9.41pm
France's government is pledging 45 billion euros ($US50 billion) in aid for small businesses hurt by the spreading coronavirus.
That's in addition to tens of billions already promised for French workers forced to stop working because of store and restaurant closures and strict new confinement measures.
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire announced the new aid on Tuesday, after another dark day for French markets. The makers of Renault, Peugeot and Citroen cars suspended all production and other companies were forced to sharply curtail activity to stem the virus' spread.
The aid will include tax breaks and a "solidarity fund" for struggling small businesses across the economy.
Le Maire said the pandemic "will be a catastrophe for all countries of the world. The shock will be violent."
France now has more than 6600 cases of the virus, including 148 deaths.
8.23pm
Germany has launched a drive to bring home thousands of tourists stranded in popular winter vacation spots across the globe – particularly people on package holidays in Morocco, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, the Maldives and Egypt.
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said the government is spending up to 50 million euros ($US56 million) on the effort to bring Germans home over the coming days in cooperation with airlines including Lufthansa.
Maas didn’t give a precise number of stranded Germans but said there was a particularly large number in Morocco, with around 4000 or 5000. He said that “even if we will do everything humanly possible, we cannot in every case provide a solution within 24 hours.”
Maas said his ministry has issued a formal warning against tourist travel to any country.
4.15pm
Wuhan, the city at the centre of China's coronavirus outbreak, recorded just one new case as officials said they believed the country was over the worst of the crisis. Another 20 cases were recorded around the country, including nine in Beijing. All were reported among people who arrived from overseas.
Beijing has required all arrivals to undergo 14 days of quarantine but has not closed its borders. Other Chinese cities have adopted similar measures, even as authorities work to restart industries that are key to global supply chains.
Wuhan has closed emergency field hospitals and state broadcaster CCTV reported the nation is now counting down to its final domestic cases. With the infection still growing overseas, China has sent personal protective gear and medical experts to Italy, Iran and other nations grappling with the epidemic.
2.37pm
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has defended New Zealand's low rates of testing for coronavirus, saying there is capacity to lift testing immediately in line with World Health Organisation wishes.
Three fresh confirmations means a total of 11 people have tested positive for the virus on Kiwi soil. Frank Global | Frank UK
2.30pm
The Philippine Stock Exchange was closed with no trading after the president placed the northern part of the country including Manila in quarantine.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte placed the northern third of the country under an “enhanced community quarantine” that requires millions of people to stay mostly at home in an attempt to contain the coronavirus.
Most office work and mass transit on Luzon Island, including Manila, will be suspended for a month. Public movement will be restricted and large gatherings banned except for medical and other emergencies.
Banks, hospitals, drugstores and supermarkets will remain open but only one family member can make such trips and should observe “social distancing.”
The Philippines has 140 cases of infection. The 12 deaths due to COVID-19 are the most in Southeast Asia.
1.57pm
The Imperial College COVID-19 response team – which has been advising British ministers – says that even with the "social distancing" plans set out by the government, the health system will be "overwhelmed many times over".
In its latest report, it said the only "viable strategy" was a Chinese-style policy of "suppression" involving the social distancing of the entire population.
It said such measures would need to be maintained potentially for 18 months or more until an effective vaccine became available. Frank Global | Frank UK
1.20pm
France says that it will follow other European countries in confining residents mostly to their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, while the European Union considers closing its external borders to foreign travellers to impede infections. Frank Global | Frank UK
1.00pm
President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the entire nation of Venezuela to stay home under a quarantine aimed at cutting off the spread of the new coronavirus.
The socialist leader’s directive in a national TV broadcast came a day after first telling residents in the capital of Caracas and six other states to remain home. He called the latest move a “drastic and necessary measure” to halt the devastation of Venezuela.
Venezuela announced its first two cases last week. Three days later, Maduro now says the number has risen to 33.
12.43pm
The coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 181,000 people and killed more than 7100 across the world. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms but most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or people with existing health problems. More than 78,000 people have recovered from it so far, mostly in China.
12.30pm
Retailers around the world are shutting their doors in an effort to limit person-to-person contact.
The Seattle-based upscale chain Nordstrom Inc, which operates 380 stores including 116 department stores, is the latest retailer to announce temporary closures. It joins Nike, Everlane, Apple and Abercrombie & Fitch, among others, in closing its doors. Like many of the other chains, Nordstrom says it will be providing pay for its employees during the period.
12.04pm
The New Zealand government has splashed the cash in a bid to lessen an expected coronavirus-induced recession, unveiling a $NZ12.1 billion worth of support package.
A wage guarantee, welfare increases, an aviation industry bailout, tax relief and new health spending feature in the bumper package, equivalent to four per cent of GDP – double Australia's spending per capita. Frank Global | Frank UK
11.50am
New measures to seal off borders to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus have left cruise ships stranded in the Caribbean, South America and Europe, with local governments denying permission to disembark as more cases of infected passengers have come to light.
(Framed by the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the Grand Princess cruise ship makes its way to an anchorage, in San Francisco. - AP)
Two cruise ships have been turned away from several Caribbean ports, and at least one by Spain, after passengers fell ill with COVID-19. Two other vessels have rerouted to Miami after they were turned away from their home port in Puerto Rico even with no reports of infections. Authorities in Chile and Brazil, meanwhile, have also placed smaller ships on quarantine after reports of positive coronavirus tests.
The Cruise Lines Association says that about 40 ships and 90,000 passengers were at sea when President Donald Trump announced a travel ban last week that affects the arrival of many foreigners into the US.
11.20am
Qantas will slash international flights by 90 per cent in a fresh suite of cuts equivalent to grounding 150 aircraft.
Meanwhile, Air New Zealand has cut 13 routes to Australia and will run just 20 per cent of regular trans-Tasman capacity in a major overhaul of services.
10.59am
Stormont ministers have agreed to introduce a package of measures in an effort to delay the spread of COVID-19.
Rates relief for businesses, continuing free meals for needy pupils after schools close and steps to support the elderly are among the proposals.
Ministers have also agreed to special meetings of Stormont's executive to discuss budget allocations in light of the pressure Covid-19 will exert on departments and to halt non-critical work and allocate resources to the wider rapid response effort.
First Minister Arlene Foster said: "These are unprecedented times and I am well aware of the real concern that exists across our community as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increase."
10.55am
The European Union has announced a multimillion-dollar investment in a German company that is working on a potential vaccine for the new coronavirus amid reports that the US government was interested in acquiring the firm. Frank Global | Frank UK
10.15am
New Zealand Finance Minister Grant Robertson is slated to unveil a multi-billion dollar stimulus package amid incredible economic uncertainty. Frank Global | Frank UK
9.47am
Seniors and pension card holders in Australia have made the most of a dedicated shopping hour set up at major supermarkets in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.
The initiative was started by the major supermarket groups to help seniors who have been disadvantaged by panic buying as a result of the coronavirus.
People with government-issued concession cards flocked to Woolworths supermarkets for the dedicated shopping hour which runs nationally from 7am to 8am on weekdays.
The stores open to everyone else after 8am.
"This temporary measure will give them, and those with a disability, the opportunity to shop before our stores officially open – helping them obtain the essential items they need most in a less-crowded environment," Managing Director Claire Peters said.
(Shoppers are seen outside a Woolworths in Marrickville in Sydney. - AAP)
9.43am
The White House is urging all older Americans to stay home and for everyone to avoid crowds and eating out at restaurants as part of sweeping guidelines meant to combat an expected surge of coronavirus cases.
President Donald Trump, in a marked shift in tone about a crisis that has enveloped the globe, for the first time acknowledged that the pandemic may send the US economy into a recession and suggested that the nation may be dealing with the virus until “July or August.”
“We will rally together as one nation and we will defeat the virus,” Trump said. “We can turn the corner and turn it quickly.” Frank Global | Frank UK
8.48am
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has signalled an unprecedented economic stimulus package to fight the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Australian government is considering a second round of measures to add to its $17.6 billion economic boost announced last week. Frank Global | Frank UK
8.20am
Australia's Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton is in quarantine at his Queensland home and his family has temporarily moved out after the federal minister was diagnosed with coronavirus and briefly hospitalised.
"I'm feeling much better," the Home Affairs minister said. Frank Global | Frank UK
8.12am
A British cruise ship that was turned away from several Caribbean ports after passengers fell ill with novel coronavirus is scheduled to dock in Cuba after the island agreed to help transfer those aboard to planes bound for the United Kingdom.
The Cuban government said it had decided to allow the Braemar to dock in the port of Mariel, about 35 miles west of the capital, “due to the urgency of the situation and the risk to the lives of sick people."
Fred. Olsen Cruises said that the ship had 22 passengers and 21 crew members in isolation after displaying flu-like symptoms and five aboard who tested positive for the new coronavirus.
7.56am
The US stock market has plunged 12% for its worst day in more than three decades as voices from Wall Street to the White House said the coronavirus is likely dragging the economy into a recession.
7.54am
Amazon has said that it needs to hire 100,000 people across the US to keep up with a crush of orders as the coronavirus spreads and keeps more people at home, shopping online. Frank Global | Frank UK
7.26am
The Irish government has recommended all citizens should avoid non-essential overseas travel until March 29 in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Deputy premier Simon Coveney said that the government's advice against all non-essential movement out of the Republic includes the UK but not Northern Ireland.
"Distinguishing between countries is increasingly difficult because of the rapid pace of the spread of the virus," the Tanaiste said.
"We don't want Irish people stranded in different parts of the world and Europe unable to get home."
7.15am
President Donald Trump says he believes postponing elections amid virus outbreak "not a very good thing" and "unnecessary."
7.01am
Here are some of the latest developments in the global health crisis:
7.00am (all times AEDT)
And we're back with frank's rolling coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.
11.00pm
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10.55pm
Hungary's prime minister says the country is closing its borders to foreigners and only citizens will be allowed in. Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in Parliament that international coordination about the border closures is underway.
Orban also said all bars, restaurants and shops will have to close daily at 3 pm, with only food stores, pharmacies and drug stores allowed to stay open longer.
Cinemas, cultural institutions and nightclubs will also be closed, while sporting events can still be held if organisers assume responsibility, but only without spectators.
Schools were closed to students on Monday, with distance learning programs starting to be implemented.
So far, 30 people in Hungary have been infected with one virus-related death.
10.17pm
China is relaxing travel restrictions in the hardest-hit virus province of Hubei, sending thousands of workers back to jobs at factories desperate to get production going again.
The official Xinhua News Agency reported that cities just outside the epicentre ofWuhan were chartering buses to send back to work residents who had returned home for the Lunar New Year in late January.
The move comes as Chinese officials say the outbreak that spread from Wuhan starting in December has mostly run its course domestically, while they remain vigilant against imported cases.
8.05pm
Czech authorities are ordering a lockdown of 21 towns and villages in an area some 250km (150 miles) east of the capital to prevent the coronavirus from spreading.
The health authority in the nearby city of Olomouc barred residents from leaving those places and no one without residency can travel there.
The extraordinary measure initially for two weeks includes confining people to their homes except to shop for food and medicine and go to and from work.
The Czech Republic has 298 cases of infection with the virus that causes COVID-19.
The measure comes just hours after the government banned traveling across the country, with the same exceptions.
6.50pm
A 78-year-old member of the Iranian clerical body that chooses the country's supreme leader has died from the illness caused by the new coronavirus, news agencies report.
He was the latest of several senior Iranian officials to have been infected in the worsening outbreak.
The outbreak has infected nearly 14,000 people in Iran and killed more than 700, with the toll jumping by more than a hundred in the last 24 hours. The real numbers may be even higher, as some have questioned the government's reporting.
The semi-official Fars and Tasnim news agencies reported that Ayatollah Hashem Bathaei, a low-profile, moderate member of the Assembly of Experts, died from the COVID-19 illness.
5.08pm
Turkey is closing bars and nightclubs to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, meanwhile, reported 12 more coronavirus cases, including seven people who had returned from European countries and three from the United States. The update raised Turkey's confirmed cases to 18.
Bars and nightclubs will be temporarily closed as of Monday, the Interior Ministry said.
Turkey has stepped up measures to contain the spread of the virus, including suspending flights to several countries and closing schools and universities.
Turkey set up quarantine locations for more than 10,300 people returning from pilgrimages to Islam’s holy sites in Saudi Arabia.
3.01pm
Puerto Rico's governor has ordered a curfew and the closure of all businesses and nonessential government offices, except for gas stations and those dealing in food, health or finance.
The closures ordered by territorial Gov. Wanda Vázquez will last for two weeks.
The order affects shops, theaters, parks, malls, gyms, courts and other activities. It follows confirmation of a fifth confirmed case of the new coronavirus in Puerto Rico.
Takeout restaurants, supermarkets, pharmacies and banks can remain open. But they'll have to close each day at 6pm.
2.58pm
After the public in many parts of the United States ignored warnings against attending large gatherings to prevent the spread of coronavirus it has become clear that in many places, the party is over.
Illinois, Ohio, Massachusetts, Washington state and New York City are among the places that ordered bars to close and restaurants to stop dine-in service. Takeout and delivery will still be allowed.
"The time for persuasion and public appeals is over,” Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said. “This is not a joke. No one is immune to this.”
The Democratic governor ordered all bars and restaurants in his state to close until March 30. He said he had tried earlier last week to appeal to everyone’s good judgment to stay home, to avoid bars, and not congregate in crowds.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a statement saying he will limit the city's 27,000 restaurants, bars and cafes to food takeout and delivery. Nightclubs, movie theaters, small theater houses, and concert venues will have to close.
2.44pm
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will have a digital meeting with his Singaporean counterpart after his Australian visit was cancelled amid the coronavirus pandemic.
"We will now have the meeting done virtually and signing documents in digital," Morrison said.
2.37pm
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will discuss strengthening coronavirus-tackling measures with officials and could make a decision on shielding elderly citizens, banning mass gatherings and household isolation. Frank Global | Frank UK
1.39pm
Australia's parliament will be scaled down when MPs and senators descend on Canberra to pass laws relating to coronavirus.
School visits have been cancelled and less staff will accompany politicians next week, with the government looking at a range of ways to stop the disease spreading.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said parliament faced challenges which could be overcome with practical solutions.
"We'll be proposing a set of scaled back arrangements which will enable the parliament to meet, to do its business, to pass these laws and for us to get on with the job," he said. Frank Global | Frank UK
1.27pm
The travel industry is in turmoil as nations lock down their borders to stem the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. United Airlines, Air New Zealand and Qantas are some of the carriers that have announced slashing flight capacity, while airports and tourism sites have also raised economic concerns.
(Masked travellers stands in line with luggage before getting to the ticket counter at the Salt Lake City International Airport. - AP)
1.16pm
The United Kingdom will urge manufacturers to join a "national effort" to produce equipment for the NHS, with the health secretary saying the NHS needs ventilators now more than anything else. Frank Global | Frank UK
12.42pm
The United States federal government's effort to rapidly expand testing for the coronavirus will initially focus on screening health care workers and the elderly, Trump administration officials have said.
Priority for testing would go to medical professionals and senior citizens with viral symptoms, officials said, in an effort to avoid “paralyzing” the US health system.
12.12pm
New Zealand's Ministry of Health is reporting there have been no further coronavirus cases in the nation with the total sitting at eight confirmed and two possible.
11.58am
Officials across the United States are curtailing many elements of American life to fight the coronavirus outbreak, with health officials recommending that groups of 50 or more don't get together and a government expert saying a 14-day national shutdown may be needed. Frank Global | Frank UK
11.49am
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders have called for increased testing in the United States for the rapidly spreading coronavirus and economic relief for Americans suffering as a result of the global pandemic, as they sought to position themselves in the Democratic presidential debate as best prepared to lead a nation through a crisis. Frank Global | Frank UK
11.10am
A clinical trial evaluating a vaccine designed to protect against the new coronavirus will begin soon, according to a United States government official. Frank Global | Frank UK
11.01am
Here are some of the latest developments in the global health crisis:
11.00am (all times AEDT)
Welcome to frank's rolling coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.