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The front pages of our papers this morning look at potential tax cuts, the dire impact of the coronavirus recession on Australians in their 20s and 30s, and frustrated GPs who say they have been sidelined in the fight against COVID-19.
'Trickle down fantasy': Faster tax cuts for millions of workers would cost up to $28 billion over the next three years, according to a parliamentary analysis, our chief political correspondent David Crowe reports. The cost revelation escalates a row over whether the Morrison government should embrace the plan to bring forward tax cuts to help improve household spending.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg arrives wearing a mask for his address to the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on Friday.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
Lost in transmission: A local doctor who treated Al-Taqwa College students in Melbourne has told The Age he could have helped contain the coronavirus outbreak – if only DHHS had told him there was one at the school. He is among a number of suburban doctors who say they have been sidelined in the pandemic response.
Common health problems put younger Australians at risk
Doctors are warning that many Australians have common health problems which put them at greater risk of harm from coronavirus, our health reporter Aisha Dow writes.
The death of the Victorian man in his 40s over the weekend stands as only the second coronavirus fatality of a person younger than 50 in Australia. In April a 42-year-old crew member of the Artania cruise ship died in a Perth hospital.
Almost all the 155 Australians who have died have been aged in their 60s to 90s.
But people in their 20s and 30s are catching coronavirus in larger numbers compared to other age groups, while younger people are still frequently needing intensive care admission.
Dr Aidan Burrell, head of general ICU at The Alfred hospital, said while people could be reassured they would be well looked after, it was not an enjoyable experience to be admitted to hospital and put on a mechanical ventilator.
"Really the best thing we can do is prevent people coming through to intensive care in the first place," he said.
Recently released data shows the disease stripped an average of 14 to 17 years of life from every Australian to die from it.
Three more Sydney restaurants, private school forced to close after positive tests
By Alexandra Smith
Senior Berejiklian government ministers are increasingly optimistic the state will be able to contain community transmission of COVID-19 as case numbers remain stable.
NSW recorded 14 new cases on Sunday, including six linked to the Thai Rock restaurant in western Sydney.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.Credit:Renee Nowytarger
Late yesterday, NSW Health revealed Georges River Grammar School in Georges Hall would close for deep cleaning after a student tested positive to COVID-19.
The child is linked to funeral and church services in south-western Sydney, between July 16 and July 19.
The Thai Rock outbreak, has now been linked to 67 cases, after spreading to its Potts Point restaurant after a staff member at the inner-city venue tested positive.
Thai Rock at Potts Point.Credit:Google Maps
NSW Health issued a directive for anyone who visited Thai Rock in Potts Point for two hours or more between July 15 and July 25 to be immediately tested and self-isolate for 14 days since they were last there, regardless of symptoms.
A couple with a positive result on Saturday attended two restaurants while infectious. Those restaurants were An Restaurant Bankstown on July 23 from 9-11am, and Tan Viet Noodle House (AKA Crispy Chicken Noodle House) Cabramatta on July 22, from 1-2pm.
Anyone who attended either of the restaurants at those times should monitor for symptoms and immediately isolate and be tested if symptoms appear, NSW Health said.
Man in his 40s dies on Victoria's deadliest weekend
Let's turn our attention back home, where Victoria sadly recorded its deadliest weekend since the pandemic began, after five deaths were reported on Saturday and 10 on Sunday.
A man in his 40s became the youngest Victorian to die from COVID-19.
Seven of the 10 deaths reported on Sunday were connected to growing outbreaks at aged care facilities. There are now 560 active cases in aged care – 24 more than Saturday – across at least 38 homes.
Premier Daniel Andrews on Sunday.Credit:Scott McNaughton
Premier Daniel Andrews did not reveal details of the victim in his 40s but warned everybody was susceptible to the virus.
The latest daily tally of 459 new infections was the second-highest on record in Victoria, just short of the 484 cases announced on Wednesday. There are now 228 people in hospital, including 42 in intensive care.
There are 4233 active cases, of which 1253 are believed to be a result of community transmission.
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North Korea reports first case
North Korea declared a national emergency and locked down the city of Kaesong near the border with South Korea on Sunday after what could be the North's first COVID-19 case, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported.
North Korea alleged that the infected patient illegally crossed the border from South Korea last week.
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Kim Jong-un attends an emergency Politburo meeting in Pyongyang on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Credit:AP
A coronavirus outbreak would pose a significant threat to North Korea's poor health system, which lacks basic protective equipment and medical supplies. Mindful of the threat, the isolated country has sealed itself even further off from the outside world as the coronavirus has spread to areas near its border with China.
As early as January, the country shut down cross-border travels with China and Russia, although doing so severely limits its business with those countries. It has placed diplomats and foreigners in the country under effective house arrest, and restricted domestic travel.
Virus second wave rattles Europe's confidence
A resurgence of coronavirus cases in several European countries is rattling confidence that the hard-hit continent can stave off a second wave, writes our Europe correspondent Bevan Shields.
Spikes have been recorded in Spain, France and Germany as summer travel gathers pace and governments try to strike a balance between managing fresh outbreaks and allowing the economy to recover from the crushing impact of the first deadly wave in March and April.
In France, officials declared all progress since the country's strict lockdown was eased had been lost amid a "clear increase" in the number of cases over recent days.
Tourists enjoy the beach in Cadiz, Spain, amid a spike in coronavirus cases.Credit:AP
"We have returned to levels comparable with those at the end of the lockdown period," the country's health department said in statement.
"We have thus erased a good part of the progress made during the initial weeks since the lockdown was lifted."
France managed to reduce the number of new daily cases to the low hundreds in June - and as low as 82 on one day late in the month - but is now recording more than 1000 positive tests a day.
Further south, Spain's case rate reached 39.4 for every 100,000 people compared to just 8.8 cases per 100,000 at the start of July.
By contrast, the rate in the United Kingdom and France is 14.6, and 5.0 in Italy. Only Sweden and Romania have a higher rate than Spain.
The British government shocked travellers on Saturday night by abruptly announcing Britons holidaying in Spain would have to self-isolate for 14 days after returning to the UK.
"The data we got on Friday showed a big jump right across mainland Spain. That was then assessed yesterday afternoon and we took the decision as swiftly as we could," said the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
US death toll rises as Hurricane Hanna ravages Texas
First off here are some key developments from overseas while Australia was asleep:
The United States tallied just shy of 1000 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday after a four-day streak of four-digit death tolls. The country reported more than 67,000 infections, raising the seven-day average to 66,752.
The United States accounts for about one-quarter of the reported infections and one-fifth of the death toll.
And, millions of Americans will be left limbo when unemployment benefits are cut off in a few days.
Doctors and nurses at United Memorial Medical Centre in Houston, Texas, battle to save a patient's life. Credit:AP
To complicate an already dire medical situation, Hurricane Hanna roared ashore the Texas coast on Saturday, leaving a path of destruction in an area already ravaged by coronavirus infections.
Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious-disease expert, said states hit hard by the virus in recent weeks needed to halt or reverse their reopenings while they grapple with infection surges.
During a live interview with The Washington Post, Fauci said a coronavirus vaccine would probably not be widely available until several months into 2021.
Dr Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.Credit:Bloomberg
As of Saturday evening, the seven-day averages for new cases hit fresh highs in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Kentucky, Alaska, Mississippi, Missouri, Indiana, Kansas and California. California, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas and Florida set records for their seven-day averages of daily deaths.
Global cases pass 16 million
Good morning and welcome to our rolling coverage of the coronavirus pandemic on this Monday. It's Marissa Calligeros here and I will be with you for the next couple of hours, bringing you the latest developments.
More than 16 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed worldwide, with more than 646,000 deaths, according to the tally by Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are thought to be far higher due to a number of reasons including limited testing.
But there is one number to smile about – 9.3 million people have recovered from the virus.
You can explore our data centre (below) for the latest figures across the globe:
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