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Coronavirus live updates: US suspends all travel from Europe for 30 days, excluding UK Coronavirus live updates: US suspends all travel from Europe for 30 days, excluding UK
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The move announced by President Trump follows WHO declaration of pandemic. Follow the latest. Tom Hanks tests positive, US NBA basketball season suspended indefinitely, as WHO declares pandemic. Follow the latest.
South Korea has reported 114 new cases of the coronavirus, as well as six more deaths, bringing the country’s total number of infections to 7,869, the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Thursday.
The new cases, detected on Wednesday and reported Thursday morning, marked the lowest number of daily infections in more than two weeks. Sixty-six people have died from the illness in South Korea, where more than 60% of confirmed cases have been linked to a branch of the Shincheonji religious sect in Daegu, a city of 2.5 million people in the country’s south-east.Of the new cases reported on Thursday, 73 were in Daegu and eight were in nearby North Gyeongsang province, the KCDC said.
In Australia, Triple J host Avani Dias is reporting that a person who attended a Melbourne music festival with a crowd of 12,000 has tested positive for coronavirus.
The Australian sharemarket is continuing to fall following US president Donald Trump’s announcement he was banning travel from Europe (except the UK).At around 1pm on Thursday the benchmark ASX200 was down more than 7%.
Actor Rita Wilson’s recent Instagram posts before she and husband Tom Hanks announced that they have been infected with coronavirus show her in front of the Sydney Opera House.
She also performed songs from her new album at the Sydney Opera House on 7 March.
She also appeared on Australia’s Today Show on 9 March.
Two hours ago she posted a video of her performance on the show.
Here are the main takeaways from US president Donald Trump’s address earlier today, in which he announced a travel ban on flights from Europe – not including the UK – to the US for 30 days.
Here is everything we know about Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson’s coronavirus diagnosis so far:
In the US, the NBA announced that it will suspend the season after Wednesday night’s games until further notice, as it deals with the coronavirus pandemic.
The announcement came after a player on the Utah Jazz preliminarily tested positive for covid-19 ahead of a game between that team and the Oklahoma City Thunder. The game was called off moments before tip-off, and the player had not been in the arena.
The league said it would use the hiatus to determine next steps amid the pandemic.
In Australia, production on the Baz Luhrmann film actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are in the country to film had been set to begin on Monday.
In the film, Elvis, slated for 2021, Hanks is set to play Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley’s manager.
In a statement the US production company behind the film, Warner Bros, said it was “taking precautions” to protect its employees.
“The health and safety of our company members is always our top priority, and we are taking precautions to protect everyone who works on our productions around the world,” the company said in a statement provided to the New York Times.
A few reactions now as the world learns that Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for coronavirus in Australia:A few reactions now as the world learns that Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for coronavirus in Australia:
The Australian market has fallen further after US president Donald Trump announced the country would close its borders to Europe, excluding the UK.After dropping throughout the morning as the Australian government announced a stimulus package, the benchmark ASX200 index took an additional tumble at lunchtime on Thursday to be down about 3.9% for the day.The Australian market has fallen further after US president Donald Trump announced the country would close its borders to Europe, excluding the UK.After dropping throughout the morning as the Australian government announced a stimulus package, the benchmark ASX200 index took an additional tumble at lunchtime on Thursday to be down about 3.9% for the day.
The news that Tom Hanks has tested positive for coronavirus in Australia now brings into focus where the actor and his wife, Rita Wilson, who has also tested positive have been spending their last few days.The news that Tom Hanks has tested positive for coronavirus in Australia now brings into focus where the actor and his wife, Rita Wilson, who has also tested positive have been spending their last few days.
Hanks’ most recent Tweet before the announcement that he had the virus today was on March 8th, from Bondi Beach in Sydney:Hanks’ most recent Tweet before the announcement that he had the virus today was on March 8th, from Bondi Beach in Sydney:
A little more on Tom Hanks confirming he and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for coronavirus in Australia:A little more on Tom Hanks confirming he and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for coronavirus in Australia:
Hanks posted a photograph from a Gold Coast hospital.Hanks and Wilson are in Australia filming Baz Luhrmann’s untitled Elvis Presley film.Hanks posted a photograph from a Gold Coast hospital.Hanks and Wilson are in Australia filming Baz Luhrmann’s untitled Elvis Presley film.
Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have coronavirus. He wrote in a post on Instagram:Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have coronavirus. He wrote in a post on Instagram:
“Hello, folks. Rita and I are down here in Australia. We felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches. Rita had some chills that came and went. Slight fevers too. To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the Coronavirus, and were found to be positive.”“Hello, folks. Rita and I are down here in Australia. We felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches. Rita had some chills that came and went. Slight fevers too. To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the Coronavirus, and were found to be positive.”
Asian stock markets fell sharply as Donald Trump addressed the US from the Oval office.The ASX200 in Sydney, which had edged back up after a rough start to the day, dropped around 1% to 2.5%. The Nikkei is Tokyo made a similar move to 2.54% down for the day.US futures dropped from -0.2% to -1.2%.Asian stock markets fell sharply as Donald Trump addressed the US from the Oval office.The ASX200 in Sydney, which had edged back up after a rough start to the day, dropped around 1% to 2.5%. The Nikkei is Tokyo made a similar move to 2.54% down for the day.US futures dropped from -0.2% to -1.2%.
The travel ban from Europe also very bad news for European airlines. The Atlantic route is the most profitable in the world. Good news for British Airways though that UK exempted.The travel ban from Europe also very bad news for European airlines. The Atlantic route is the most profitable in the world. Good news for British Airways though that UK exempted.
Just to recap the main point from that address by US President Donald Trump, he has introduced a total travel ban from Europe, excluding the UK, for 30 days.
US president Donald Trump: “Our future remains brighter than anyone can imagine. Acting with compassion and love we will heal the sick,” he says.
CNN says “In a generation we have not heard an announcement as serious as this from a US president.”
Trump plans to have the Small Business Administration provide economic loans in affected states and territories for small businesses. Asking congress to increase funding for this programme by US$50bn.
“I will never hesitate to take any of the necessary steps to protect the health safety and wellbeing of the American people,” Trump says of the European travel restrictions.
“No nation is more prepared or resilient than the United States.”
US President Donald Trump says, “If you are sick or not feeling well, stay home.
To ensure that Americans will not suffer financial hardship he will soon be taking “unprecedented measures” for financial relief for workers who cannot work due to illness.
Donald Trump says Americans should avoid “non-essential travel to crowded areas”
Trump is addressing the nation from the Oval Office.
“Testing capabilities are expanding rapidly. Day by day we are moving very very quickly... the risk for ordinary Americans is very very low... the elderly population must be very very careful.”
US president Donald Trump says the travel restrictions will not apply to the United Kingdom.
In the US, Donald Trump says, “To keep new cases from entering our shores we will be suspending all travel from Europe to the US for the next 30 days.”
There are currently 1276 cases in the US, according to Johns Hopkins University
US President Donald Trump is speaking now from the Oval Office in Washington, as the country’s coronavirus cases near 1,300. He appears to be reading a prepared statement.
“We will ultimately and expeditiously defeat this virus,” he says.
We getting the latest figures from China now, with Reuters reporting that there are 15 new infections in mainland China, eight of which are in Hubei. There have been 11 new deaths, ten of which were in Hubei.
China’s total number of cases is 80,793 as of the end of March 11.