‘WE CAN FIGURE THIS OUT’: Tom Hanks’ virus plea to us all hits home

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.

There are now at least 1642 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia with 669 in New South Wales, 319 in Queensland, 355 in Victoria, 100 in South Australia, 140 in Western Australia, 22 in Tasmania, 32 in Australian Capital Territory and five in the Northern Territory.

Seven people have died – six in NSW and one in WA – while 69 have recovered.

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