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Coronavirus Australia live updates: Josh Frydenberg abruptly bolts mid-interview on A Current Affair

Tracy Grimshaw has been left flabbergasted after her guest, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, abruptly ripped his microphone out and left mid-interview.

Frydenberg abruptly bolts mid-interview (ACA)

Two weeks after he was diagnosed with the coronavirus, Tom Hanks has shared an update on his health and given some advice on how we can stop the disease spreading.

It comes as thousands of Australians queued outside Centrelink offices around the country this morning in scenes "unimaginable only weeks ago" as the economic fallout from coronavirus deepened, with pubs, clubs, gyms, cafes, restaurants and cinemas shutting their doors from midday under a drastic nationwide lockdown.

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There are now at least 1682 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia. Seven people have died – six in NSW and one in WA – while 69 have recovered.

Our live coverage has finished for the day, here's how it played out.

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