Coronavirus Australia live updates: PM Scott Morrison talks tough on pandemic as shut downs begin

The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has introduced tough new rules for places where Aussies gather in a bid to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus. 

The PM has announced a raft of businesses will be closed from midday tomorrow, including pubs and clubs, gyms, casinos and cinemas.

 

Mr Morrison said restaurants and cafes will be restricted to takeaway or home delivery only, while indoor sporting venues, gyms and churches and places of worship will also close.

He confirmed schools would remain open until the end of term and would reopen after the break, pending medical advice.

There are now more than 1350 confirmed cases across the country, with 533 in NSW, 296 in Victoria, 259 in Queensland, 120 in Western Australia, 100 in South Australia, 22 in Tasmania, 19 in the ACT and five in the Northern Territory.

Seven people have died, six of them in NSW.

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Originally published as Coronavirus Australia live updates: PM Scott Morrison talks tough on pandemic as shut downs begin