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'Detailed' plans being drawn up to restart economy, Jenrick says as testing falls below 100,000 for fourth day

The update comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed he would set out a lockdown exit strategy on Sunday.




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Co-op launches new funeral Covid-19 funeral packages

The company wants to ensure mourners can still say their goodbyes.




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Tesla chief Elon Musk set for £600m payday after targets reached

He will receive nearly 1.69 million stock options priced at 350.02 dollars (£285).




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Report appears to show link between Covid-19 and a rare inflammatory syndrome seen in children

A report published in The Lancet appeared to show there was a link between Covid-19 and a deadly syndrome that affects some children.




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Lockdown: Any easing of coronavirus restrictions in England will be 'very limited', No 10 says

The government will move with "maximum caution" when lifting coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England, Number 10 has said.




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How effective will the UK Covid-19 contact tracing app be and will it protect your privacy?

Questions remain over the viability of the coronavirus contact tracing app that has been developed by the NHS's digital department, NHSX.




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UK coronavirus death toll increases to 30,615 as further 539 deaths confirmed

Dominic Raab announced the latest figures during the daily briefing.




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Nine veterans die with Covid-19 at Royal Chelsea Hospital

General Sir Adrian Bradshaw revealed the losses ahead of VE Day on Friday.




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Six-week-old baby among latest Covid-19 deaths as UK death toll rises to 31,241

The coronavirus death toll in the UK has risen to 31,241 after a further 626 reported deaths, according to the Department of Health.




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Train kills 16 migrant workers in India walking back home in lockdown

Sixteen migrant workers were crushed to death by a goods train in Aurangabad in Western India.




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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announces £2bn package to boost cycling and pedestrian capacity

The Secretary of State will be joined at Downing Street with deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam.




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Coronavirus: Further 346 people die after testing positive for Covid-19 in UK

Officials have urged Britons to follow lockdown rules during the sunny weekend.




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Bernie Sanders says he's staying in the presidential race. Many Democrats fear a reprise of their 2016 defeat

Bernie Sanders has been called "selfish" for failing to "get out" of the presidential race but the senator from Vermont has given no indication he is going anywhere.




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Lockdowns may have already saved 120,000 lives in just 11 countries

Imperial College London experts also shoot down hopes that large parts of the population have already recovered from coronavirus.




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'It's going to be very bad': COVID-19 fears for Australia's neighbours

One of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, Johnson & Johnson, is racing to make a billion vaccines. Its chief scientist is most worried about the impact of coronavirus on developing nations.




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From the Archives, 1895: Oscar Wilde arrested in London

The glittering life of playwright Oscar Wilde came undone when his attempt to prosecute the Marquess of Queensberry for libel resulted in his own arrest for "gross indecency".




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Coronavirus death toll surges to more than 10,000 in the US

Forecasts showed 3000 people a day will soon be dying from the virus in the United States as New York Governor expresses optimism for the tide may be turning.




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The 11 most logical picks for Joe Biden's vice-president, ranked

We already know one thing about that pick: It would be a woman, as Biden pledged in a recent debate.




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Australia withdraws ambassador to Indonesia because of COVID-19 fears

The Australian government has taken the extraordinary step of withdrawing its ambassador to Indonesia for health reasons.




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COVID-19 took my beloved mother, but in every way she is greater than this virus

There's a thought that really distresses me as I grieve for my 87-year-old mother.




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After 10 days of hell, take it from me: you don't want to catch this virus

I did not think I was going to die but it absolutely felt like the virus was trying hard to kill me. I've never been so sick, or scared.




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‘Eerily quiet’: Qantas pilot flies Australians home in near-empty skies

While the route is familiar, the Qantas pilot of a flight bringing Australians in the UK home said he had never seen the skies so "eerily quiet."




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From 'Xi's doing a great job' to 'The WHO really blew it’: Trump's coronavirus response in tweets

The US President has been able to use Twitter to shape what the public talks about in the realm of politics. He's gone into overdrive on the coronavirus pandemic.




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Some form of exams still the best solution for our year 12s

Relying on school-based assessments or a general intelligence like the SAT is not the solution.




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Why the COVID-19 infection curve looks different for every Sydney suburb

Some parts of Sydney have avoided major outbreaks despite high numbers of overseas cases, while locally acquired cases have outpaced imported cases in other areas.




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As the day unfolded: Scott Morrison says Australia's COVID-19 restrictions to remain in place for at least four weeks, nation's death toll stands at 65

If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.




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Please Explain podcast: is Australia close to eliminating COVID-19?

In today's episode of Please Explain, Liam Mannix joins Tory Maguire to discuss government modelling that indicates Australia is on track to eliminate the virus.




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Macquarie University to accept students based on year 11 results

Macquarie University has become the first in NSW to accept students based on year 11 results across all its course offerings.




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Good Weekend Superquiz and Target, Saturday, April 18

Trivia and word buffs: test your knowledge with today's superquiz and Target.




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Good Weekend letters to the editor, April 18

Want to chat? We'd love to hear from you. Send your letters to goodweekend@goodweekend.com.au.




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The Good Weekend Quiz: April 18

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with this week's Good Weekend quiz.




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As the day unfolded: Global COVID-19 cases surpass 2.2 million, Australian death toll stands at 69

If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.




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A man got COVID-19 three times. Should we be worried about reinfection?

The 68-year-old Chinese man was in a bad way. He had COVID-19, and his heart was failing.




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Superquiz and Target, Sunday, April 19

Trivia and word buffs: test your knowledge with today's superquiz and Target.




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Seven in 10 suspended kindergarten kids have a disability, new figures show

Advocacy groups say children are being sent home for behaviour they cannot control; staff say other students are being put at risk.




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Neither Sweden nor NZ: Australia must steer its own COVID-19 course

With some modifications, Australia must keep its social-distancing restrictions in place until after winter.




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As the day unfolded: Australia's COVID-19 deaths rise to 71, WHO defends China's revised death toll

If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.




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A week is a long time in politics of COVID-19

Surely we owe it to ourselves to see more of what Morrison’s got before judging his performance as the national leader.




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'Unprecedented and very concerning': Concerns raised about COVID-19 powers given to mayors

Local councillors say emergency powers given to mayors risk undermining democracy.




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As the day unfolded: Global COVID-19 cases surpass 2.3 million, US death toll approaching 40,000, Australia's death toll stands at 71

If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.




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Target and superquiz, Tuesday, April 21

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.




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Hunting the malcontents who shared Mal’s contents

Just how did the publishers of Malcolm Turnbull's memoir find out their intellectual property was quickly spreading across the Canberra bubble?




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From the Archives, 1973: The sheep station that seceded

50 years ago, a West Australian farmer declared his wheat and sheep station at Hutt River an independent principality.




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COVID-19 is global but so is recovery from addiction

The pandemic isn't stopping the meetings at the heart of Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs - they are just going digital.




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How local outbreaks of COVID-19 occurred across Sydney

The suburbs which recorded NSW's first cases of local transmission of COVID-19 have been revealed, as health experts warn that this is the measure Australia needs to watch.




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As the day unfolded: Donald Trump to suspend immigration into US as COVID-19 economic fallout hits Virgin Australia, oil price, Australian death toll at 72

If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.




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COVID-19 medical trial to treat thousands with HIV, malaria drugs

A clinical study led by Melbourne’s Doherty Institute aims to treat every patient hospitalised with coronavirus infection over the next 18 months, in a bid to keep them out of intensive care.




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Official COVID-19 figures underestimate spread by 'order of magnitude'

A senior epidemiologist says official government modelling underestimates the true spread of COVID-19 in Australia.




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NSW Health says COVID-19 testing for anyone is inevitable

Every Sydneysider will be tested and retested for coronavirus before the pandemic abates, as rapid and widespread detection emerges as a crucial factor for easing restrictions.




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Inside a COVID-19 test lab, where negative results are positive news

From throat swab to high-tech lab and back again in under 24 hours. This is COVID-19 testing in Sydney.