Health workers on the frontline of the coronavirus fight will be offered free accommodation so they can avoid spreading the illness to their families as part of a $60m state government initiative to enable health workers to live near hospitals.
Heavy rain is set to fall over the next couple of days on parts of NSW ravaged by bushfires. The parched townships had missed out on the downpour in previous months.
From a pub converting into a convenience store, to a GymbaROO moving its kids’ lessons online, the coronavirus crisis is forcing many businesses to find other ways to operate as the threat of an economic recession looms.
Solo test drives, online purchases and mobile car servicing are among the drastic measures introduced by Sydney car dealerships to allow customers access to their services while minimising their fears of contracting COVID-19.
Surgeries at Shoalhaven Hospital have been delayed and staff and patients isolated after a patient tested positive to coronavirus, as nearly 200 new cases diagnosed in NSW in the past week.
Sydney’s eastern beaches will be closed on Sunday ahead of forecast sunny conditions after the state government closed Bondi Beach on Saturday afternoon when crowds flocked to its famous sands for a second consecutive day, drawing worldwide condemnation.
The number of people to be diagnosed with COVID-19 from a Wollongong wedding has dramatically risen from eight to 31 since Monday, including adman John Singleton’s pregnant daughter. LIVE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE
As NSW experienced its worst single-day jump of COVID-19 cases since the virus broke out in the state, with 39 new diagnoses bringing the total to 210, health authorities revealed the ages of those affected, and almost 25 per cent are aged in their 30s. LIVE COVERAGE.
Coronavirus-infected Hollywood megastar Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have shared an update on their condition, praising Gold Coast medical staff on social media.
Bruce McAvaney has seen ‘plenty of major issues’ in his long association with the Olympic Games, and he doesn’t see the current coronavirus scare stopping Tokyo hosting the 2020 version.
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