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Australia: “The peak Australian music industry body has reported a loss of $47 million, 20,000 events and more than 190,000 jobs in 48 hours.”

Since launching Saturday, the total reported loss of income is $47 million, with 190,000 jobs lost due to 20,000 cancelled events. In its first 24 hours, the group recorded $25 million in lost income from 10,468 cancelled events, as well as 84,000 lost jobs. At this stage the long term..Read More...

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USA: “CDC warns for events bigger than 50 people”

The CDC warns against holding or attending gatherings larger than 50 people, including conferences, festivals, parades, concerts, sporting events and weddings for eight weeks, recommending that individuals cancel or postpone those events to avoid spreading the virus or introducing it into new communities....

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Spain: “Spain orders nationwide lockdown to battle coronavirus”

The Spanish government has formally declared a state of emergency over the coronavirus, placing the country in lockdown and ordering people to stay at home for the next two weeks unless they have to buy food or medicine or go to work or hospital....

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Global: ”From Wuhan to Australia: A timeline of key events in the spread of the deadly coronavirus”

The deadly coronavirus is rapidly spreading across the globe, with no end in sight. The virus has since spread to more than 160 countries, with large outbreaks in Europe, Iran, South Korea and the United States. More than 24,000 people have died from COVID-19, with more than 530,000 infections worldwide. More..Read More...

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Australia: “‘Very confusing’: Frustration grows as Sydney events cancelled due to crowd bans”

Concert organisers and theatre producers have expressed confusion over the federal government’s effective ban on public gatherings of more than 500 people, as various sporting codes prepare to lock out fans and play in front of empty stadiums after the weekend. On Friday afternoon Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the emergency..Read More...

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Australia: ”Australia confirms four cases of coronavirus, expects more cases”

MELBOURNE, Jan 25 — Australia confirmed its first four cases of the new coronavirus in two different cities on Saturday, with the country’s chief health official saying he expected more cases as Australia was a population destination for Chinese tourists....

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Greece: “Greece shuts nightclubs, gyms, cinemas and theaters as coronavirus precaution”

ATHENS – Greece’s health ministry on Thursday said nightclubs, gyms, cinemas and theaters would be closed for two weeks as a precaution to prevent the spread of coronavirus....

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USA: “Coachella postponed over coronavirus outbreak”

The world’s most famous music festival – Coachella – has officially been postponed amid growing fears over the coronavirus outbreak. In a statement released today, promoter Goldenvoice announced that the 2020 music and arts festival would be pushed back to the weekends of October 9-11 and October 16-18....

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USA: “Travel ban on 26 European countries comes into force”

President Donald Trump’s travel ban on 26 European nations has come into force in the US, as part of a contingency plan to tackle the coronavirus crisis. The ban applies to non-Americans who have been in the Schengen border-free travel area within 14 days of travelling to the US. People travelling from..Read More...

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Global: “WHO declares the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic”

The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, acknowledging what has seemed clear for some time — the virus will likely spread to all countries on the globe. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the situation will worsen....