Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she doubts the NRL's showpiece event can be played during a pandemic, but said she had her fingers crossed for December.

NRL star Jai Arrow has swapped the football for tools as he helps out his mate's parents and their building company while he waits for the NRL season to begin. 

Greenberg, 48, made the announcement on Monday afternoon and in a statement said it had been an 'honour' to oversee the National Rugby League, having held the role of CEO since 2016.

The 49-year-old resigned from the NRL on Monday afternoon amid mounting financial pressure on the game due to the ongoing coronavirus lockdown after four years in the top job.

The 36-year-old was scathing to Josh Addo Carr, Latrell Mitchell and Nathan Cleary after footage of them ignoring social distancing measures was posted on social media last week.

Medical staff wearing masks were seen taking players' temperatures as they arrived at training grounds, with others noting down their results on clipboards ahead of their return to action.

South Sydney Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett confirmed the four players were showing flu-like symptoms and were turned away from training in Redfern on Monday morning.

Three players from the South Sydney Rabbitohs, including Latrell Mitchell, have all been cleared of COVID-19 after showing symptoms when returning to training on Monday.

None of her claims are scientifically proven, but NRL WAG Taylor Winterstein insists she has 'collected the crucial information needed to help break the coronavirus SCAMdemic.'

Shanelle Cartwright - the wife of Gold Coast Titans star Bryce Cartwright - said she even refuses to give her children Koa, two, and Naia, one, the pain killer Panadol or any pharmaceutical drug.

Fears over the coronavirus took a more serious turn this weekend with Americans afraid to leave their homes after the death toll in the US hit 70 and 6,500 worldwide. But celebrities are coping.

The gorgeous Doberman Pyro has been by Kendall Jenner's side ever since May 2018, including during the recent coronavirus pandemic sweeping the world.

Six Chinese nationals who tried to travel to the Australian mainland on a boat they hired in Indonesia have triggered a biosecurity operation over coronavirus fears. 

The shocking images coming out of the Indonesian island accompany stories of struggling businesses that have been forced to cut staff.

Indonesia is yet to report any confirmed cases of the virus outbreak which has spread across the globe in recent weeks and seen the death toll rise to more than 1700.

A disease expert from Harvard University in Boston said it is 'very unlikely' that there have genuinely been no cases in Indonesia because it is visited by thousands of Chinese travellers.

GPs are being ordered to test Australians who have travelled to Bali in the past two weeks for coronavirus if they have any signs of flu symptoms. 

Dozens gathered to watch as the humiliated woman was whipped along with seven other victims outside a mosque in the provincial capital Banda Aceh.

Insurance companies have warned that cancellations cover health problems but not worry about a potential health problem, meaning thousands won't be covered.

The 41-year-old woman was living in Malaysia but visited Jakarta in February, where she went out dancing with a 31-year-old local woman on Valentines Day.

Authorities in the Jakarta-area were questioning two people after the Tuesday evening raid at a warehouse in satellite city Tangerang, where nearly half a million surgical masks were found.

Australians on board a luxury cruise ship have been allowed to disembark in Bali, after they were initially turned away due to coronavirus fears.

In a bid to fill cabins amid the coronavirus outbreak AirAsia is offering jaw-dropping discounts - including zero-fare seats to destinations including Singapore, Phuket and Sydney.

Indonesia's government said the 53-year-old woman with diabetes and lung disease had died in hospital after being admitted in a critical condition.

The photographs of Ngurah Rai International Airport were taken by an employee from Kania Bali Tour taken at 9.30am on Thursday.

Australians are being urged to reconsider travel to Bali and get themselves checked for coronavirus after returning from the Indonesian tourist hotspot. 

Friends of Kimberley Finlayson (pictured) paid tribute to her 'passion, creativity and determination' after she died in hospital on the Indonesian island of Bali.

The former UN diplomat, who went on to serve in Finland's highest office between 1994 and 2000, was confirmed to have caught the virus on Monday, the Finnish president's Office said.

So far, 790 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 throughout Indonesia and 58 have died, meaning the death rate is currently at about 9 per cent.

More than a million Australians travel to Bali annually but restrictions in both countries have halted that. Only citizens, diplomats and family members are now allowed to enter Indonesia.

Thousands of Bali residents have been left jobless after the Indonesian government declared a total state of emergency banning all non-citizens from entering the country.

Panic-stricken passengers on a ferry preparing to dock in Maumere, Indonesia caused scenes of hysteria after jumping overboard once word got out that Covid-19 carriers were suspected on board.

The worshippers were pictured on Friday at the Islamic Center mosque in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, the northernmost part of the island of Sumatra.

A politician in Indonesia has had a house in her regency, believed by locals to be haunted, turned into a spooky jail to house people who break coronavirus quarantine rules (pictured).

She recently connected her growing chest with a passion for Cheesecake Factory's brown bread

The Little Mix singer, 28, channelled Sandy Olsson from the 1978 movie Grease in a busty corset top and skintight PVC trousers in her latest Instagram post on Thursday.

More than 3,800 people have died globally from the virus to date, with South American countries Peru, Panama, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Colombia all recording cases so far.

The singer, 26, also shared that the girl group - made up of Perrie, Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock - had to cancel their music video in Brazil amid the global pandemic.

Perrie Edwards attempted to keep herself entertained as she tried out her new trampoline on Wednesday, with impressive results.

Festival organisers took to Twitter to announce the news on Wednesday.

The Republican Party opened its national convention Monday, kicking off a four-day political jamboree that will anoint billionaire Donald Trump as its presidential nominee.

Conor McGregor is set to receive his highest UFC purse for his return against Donald Cerrone, with his comeback signalling his first fight since defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov in October 2018.

Conor McGregor paid tribute to his 'lovely' late aunt in an emotional Instagram post but has moved to clarify that she did not pass away from coronavirus.

The UFC star, 31, was joined by his long-term partner Dee Devlin as they honoured the life of Anne Moore alongside about 100 mourners during a mass service today.

The Irish government has told people to stay at home and only go outside if they need to travel to work, go shopping, exercise or care for the vulnerable, but McGregor wants the rules to be extended.

The UFC fighter has helped in the fight against the deadly disease by donating one million euros that has gone towards cardiac monitors, oxygen equipment and 50,000 masks for hospitals.

Lady Gaga headed out to the club after her Vegas residency performance on Halloween while dressed as a unicorn. Her costumed dancing happened just before news of her new film role.

The 33-year-old pop star took to Instagram on Saturday to reveal how she's coping with the global health crisis, as she shared a shot of herself posing with her beloved pooches on her couch.

Lady Gaga will join Elton John's coronavirus benefit concert and offers to lend her support to World Health Organization as she celebrates 34th birthday.

On Saturday night the world's biggest pop stars worked together to pull off a unique concert on titled One World: Together At Home, which was curated by Lady Gaga.