Australia and neighbouring New Zealand have shown early success in potentially stopping Covid-19 after closing their early and imposing strict curbs on public movement. Australia recorded 36 new cases on Saturday and a total of 6,533 cases, according to the health ministry data. “The app is simply a health app,” Robert said in a televised briefing. The government said the app would help guild policymakers in winding back social distancing measures. So far 11 people have died, health ministry data showed.

Source: The Express Tribune April 18, 2020 06:00 UTC