The US, Brazil and India see biggest increases as worldwide tally grows by 237,743 in 24 hours; Australian parliament postponed on medical advice. Follow all the developments live
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The Australian Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, says the opposition accepts Scott Morrison’s decision to postpone parliament, but has attacked the lack of consultation about the decision.
“Labor has always said that we need to follow the advice by the health experts,” he said, “When it comes to this sitting though, it is problematic. Because Labor has also always argued that the government needs to be held to account – particularly because of the uncertainty that remains with JobKeeper and JobSeeker.
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Just on that news of Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, requesting the cancellation of the upcoming parliamentary sitting.
This is due to fears of politicians from more heavily infected states mingling and potentially spreading the disease to other states and territories.
The entry of a high-risk group of individuals could jeopardise the health situation in the [Australian Capital Territory] and place residents at unnecessary risk of infection. In addition, the health risk to Members and Senators and their staff from other jurisdictions is a material concern. It is my medical advice that, despite proposed mitigation measures, these risks would be significantly higher in the context of a parliamentary sitting period due to the number of persons travelling from Victoria and the inevitable mixing with ACT residents, Members, Senators, staff and visitors within Parliament House.
