“His mind doesn’t stop,” Mrs Morrison told Nine News, when asked how the PM was privately dealing with the stress of the situation.
“He just works and works and works and works and works. I’m sure he’s going to need a rest at some point, he’ll need that, it’s huge.”
She said for now, though, with “lots of work to get everything up and running”, the PM would just “push on”.
“He amazes me, he really does, every day.”
Mrs Morrison has returned to Sydney with the couple’s two daughters Abbey, 12, and Lily, 10 so that they can return to school tomorrow, after spending weeks together as a family at the Lodge in Canberra.
The interview comes after chief medical officer Brendan Murphy today told Australians to take “personal responsibility” and adhere to the government’s virus measures, or risk a second wave of the disease striking the country.
Prof Murphy said the more “each individual Australian takes it upon themselves to behave in this new normal way, the more courageous governments are going to be about relaxing regulations over our careful three-step process”.
His warning comes after police in Melbourne were forced to detain several anti-vaxxers – who believe coronavirus is a conspiracy – at a protest outside Parliament House for failing to comply with social distancing restrictions.
The NSW and West Australian governments also announced today the rolling back of some restrictions in their respective states later this week.
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Australia has recorded 6941 cases of COVID-19, with 3053 in New South Wales, 1487 in Victoria, 1045 in Queensland, 439 in South Australia, 552 in Western Australia, 227 in Tasmania, 107 in the Australian Capital Territory and 30 in the Northern Territory.
Australia’s death toll is at 97.
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One of the few perks of the COVID-19 shutdown was the relaxation of liquor laws. And they could be here to stay, even after pubs and clubs re-open in "stage three" of the National Cabinet's three-step coronavirus plan.
Speaking to 9 News, NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet is keen to see takeaway cocktails, wine and beer from licensed venues become our new normal.
"I think if the world hasn't ended, and these restrictions as they've been lifted haven't really had a substantial negative effect, then we shouldn't bring them back," Mr Perrottet said of resuming normal liquor laws.
It was revealed the government's $10,000 small business grants will now also be made available to micro-breweries, distilleries and wineries suffering from shutdowns.
A whopping 22,000 of the grants have already been approved to eligible businesses – totalling $220 million in support.
Cafes, bars and restaurants make up 20.7 per cent of applications made.
There are now more than four million known cases of coronavirus worldwide, according to the John Hopkins University tally.
The global death toll from the virus has passed 279,000; while almost 1.4 million people have now recovered.
Recapping on the virus numbers in Australia today, 14 new cases have been confirmed – bringing the national total to 6941.
Only 778 of those cases are still active.
Two of the new cases were detected in NSW, two in Queensland, and ten in Victoria.
Our death toll stands at 97.
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Australia's "First Lady" Jenny Morrison has given a candid interview about how she and the two daughters she shares with her husband, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, are coping during COVID-19 lockdown.
Speaking to Channel 9, Mrs Morrison acknowledged the "really privileged situation" she's in, "and I know everyone's doing it tough in their own way".
Asked whether the COVID-19 crisis had taken a toll on the PM, Mrs Morrison said her husband had found it "stressful, incredibly stressful".
"He just works and works and works and works and works," she said.
"I'm sure he's going to need a rest at some point, he will need that, it's huge.
"His mind doesn't stop. As long as he gets some sleep, we're all good.
"He'll just push on, we've got lots of work to get everything up and running."
Mrs Morrison said he "amazes me, he really does, every day".
When asked how she'd been spending the time, Mrs Morrison revealed there'd been a bit of bread baking, as well as planting a veggie patch and completing a few jigsaw puzzles.
And while the PM deemed puzzles a pandemic essential, she revealed he rarely helped out.
"No! I don't think I've ever seen him sit down at that table and add a couple of pieces," she said.
A rapid response team has been established to deal with any COVID-19 infections in South Australian nursing homes as health authorities warn against complacency in the fight against the virus.
The dedicated SA Pathology team has been assembled to provide greater protection for some of the state's most vulnerable citizens.
If an outbreak occurs, the team will immediately test everyone in the facility, helping to quickly identify cases, limit the spread and protect both residents and staff.
"A key to protecting our state from a resurgence of this disease is our success in dealing with cases as they are identified," Health Minister Stephen Wade said.
"The way to stop a case from becoming a cluster and a cluster becoming an outbreak is to identify and isolate cases and contacts quickly.
"Older people are much more vulnerable to becoming seriously ill with COVID-19 and residents in aged care facilities are at particular risk as we see in both Australia and overseas."
So far, 27 of Australia's 97 deaths from the coronavirus have occurred in nursing homes.
SA reported no new virus cases on Sunday, with only one new infection reported over the past 18 days.
– Tim Dornin, AAP
A firm of Australian actuaries have discovered which Aussie communities will be hit hardest by COVID-19 outbreaks, as restrictions ease across the country.
Australian actuarial and consulting firm Finity, in partnership with the School of Risk and Actuarial Studies at UNSW, launched their publicly available COVID-19 Susceptibility Index on April 22.
The map depicts the average Susceptibility Index risk score per postcode. Source: Supplied
Suburbs have been given a score between 1 and 100; the higher the score, the more vulnerable residents will be to a COVID-19 cluster.
"When a vaccine becomes available, the index could be used to prioritise those more vulnerable communities," Finity Principal and lead researcher Aaron Cutter told news.com.au.
The research found a number of "red zones" across the country that are a cause for concern.
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Two organisers and eight attendees of protests today outside Victorian State Parliament were arrested, with capsicum spray used in one of the arrests.
About a hundred people gathered at the steps of state parliament on Sunday to protest against 5G, vaccinations, Victoria’s lockdown restrictions and what they called the “coronavirus conspiracy”.
The protest turned unruly when police began separating protesters who were breaking social distancing and lockdown laws.
"While Victoria Police respects the public's right to protest, the health and safety of every Victorian needs to be our number one priority at this time," a Victoria Police spokeswoman said.
"Victoria Police made it very clear that if a planned protest was to proceed it would be in direct contravention of the Chief Health Officer's current directives.
"The majority of those arrested were for failing to comply with the Chief Health Officer's directions."
The majority of those arrested were fined for failing to comply with the lockdown laws and will likely face a $1600 fine each while three offenders are expected to be charged with assaulting a police officer.
Another protester is also expected to be charged for allegedly throwing a bottle at police.
A police officer, meanwhile, has been taken to hospital for what is believed to be a rib injury.
Police will continue to investigate the protest in order to identify others who were in attendance.
"Once individuals are identified, we will be issuing them with fines and will consider any other enforcement options."
Only one active case of COVID-19 remains in South Australia, as the state records another day without any new infections.
SA Health said the total number of cases remains at 439, and only one case has been reported in the last two-and-a-half weeks.
But deputy chief public health officer Mike Cusack said it remained vital for all South Australians to continue to do the right thing in terms of good hygiene and social distancing.
"Clearly, there are many people who are out and about today, visiting family for Mother's Day, they're in retail areas and outdoor spaces," he said.
"I would really like to remind people that we shouldn't become complacent.
"We've seen just over the state border in Victoria there are still cases on a daily basis and that could happen in South Australia still."
Dr Cusack said with some restrictions to be eased this week, the likelihood of new cases spreading would be "that much further and faster".
From Monday, all country accomodation across SA will be allowed to reopen, including caravan parks, hotels, motels and Airbnb services.
Alcohol-free outdoor dining at cafes and restaurants and the resumption of outdoor sports training will also be permitted.
Universities and TAFE colleges will be free to resume face-to-face learning, public swimming pools, places of worship and libraries can reopen, and open house inspections and home auctions will be permitted.
– With AAP
The CMO said business owners should refuse service to anyone who walks into their store showing "flu symptoms", and employers should send workers home who come in sick.
Asked by a reporter if a business owner could turn an employee away if they showed up to their shift with flu-like symptoms, Prof Murphy said "absolutely".
"That is their responsibility. And we would protect them and defend them," he said.
"Everyone has to practise staying at home when you are unwell. All of us over our lives have been on occasion wanting to soldier on with a cold and a flu-like illness.
"We cannot do that anymore. And if one of your colleagues or an employee or a client turns up, you have every right to say, 'go away, I am not going to let you in, I am not going to treat you'."
Professor Murphy has explained why restaurant and cafe limits will rely on a number of people, rather than a person-per-square-metre rule.
"The reason for the limit of 10 is that there is an absolute safety in small numbers," he said.
"We are treading into new territory. We don't really know what is going to happen and if we are restricting sizes of groups in all settings to 10, that reduces the risk."
NSW was the latest state to today announce cafes and restaurants could seat 10 patrons at any one time, so long as social distancing was required.
"We expect in step two, and certainly in step three, that (instituting a number of people per square metre) will become the norm, and we are certainly happy to work with the restaurant and other industries, but in step one, most of the health experts we have worked with feel strongly that we should keep total group size small," Prof Murphy said.
"You could still potentially infect 20 or 30 people even in a socially distanced restaurant."
As Australians slowly head back to work, Professor Murphy said commonwealth and state governments will meet tomorrow with public transport authorities to discuss increased safety measures.
"Public transport authorities have introduced a very enhanced cleaning, we need to have hand sanitiser available," he said.
"One of the most important things is to reduce the density. Social distancing is not possible when you are crowded."
He said the government would ask those who are currently working from home to continue to do so for the time being, but that staggered start and finish times will also be explored to avoid peak-hour crowding.
"I think we have to think about a very different way of people maybe starting at work, some starting at 7 o'clock, some starting at 10 o'clock and people finishing at different times."
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