SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Thursday revealed free childcare for six months as part of a quote to keep companies operating through the coronavirus pandemic, as information on new infections supported early signs of “flattening the curve.”
People stroll past a “Beach Closed” sign at Bondi Beach, during the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sydney, Australia April 1,2020 REUTERS/Loren Elliott
The childcare centre aid adds to a growing list of support packages worth some A$200 billion ($121 billion) for airlines to mall owners as the federal government attempts to “hibernate” the Australian economy, to be reawakened when the crisis has passed.
” We will demonstrate to the world here in Australia how such societies can handle these sort of obstacles our way, the Australian method,” Morrison stated throughout a televised press conference. “So stay positive, Australia. Stay linked, stay strong. We will make it through this together.”
Morrison and state officials have presented unprecedented limitations on public movement to stop the spread of the infection and said that data on new infections continued to show those efforts were settling.
Australia has actually reported around 5,200 infections and 25 deaths, with day-to-day boosts in