Australia has had its highest number of new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours, with more than 636 people now infected by the disease. Coronavirus cases in Australia have skyrocketed from 73 to 636 in less than two weeks, with more than 204,000 people globally infected by the disease. Australia is set for an explosion in coronavirus cases in the next 14 days before the potential effects of social distancing kick in, experts have warned. Prime Minister Scott Morrison introduced a social distancing policy last week, asking people to keep at least 1.5m distance between each other to avoid catching the coronavirus. Three women wearing face masks in Neutral Bay on Wednesday following spike in coronavirus cases'We're very much on the upward part of the curve.

Source: Daily Mail March 18, 2020 23:37 UTC