Finance Minister Grant Robertson discusses the measures the Government is taking to minimise the financial impact of coronavirus. The Government knows there will be more cases, but for now the key public health goal is to flatten the sickness curve as much as possible. In Australia, the Morrison Government announced a $A17.5 billion ($18 billion) stimulus package on Thursday. COLLETTE DEVLIN/STUFF Health Minister David Clark and Finance Minister Grant Robertson react to the news that President Donald Trump says the US will suspend all travel from Europe. Stuff understands that, given the speed at which the outbreak is evolving, the Government is now looking harder at a broader economy-wide fiscal stimulus package.

Source: Stuff March 13, 2020 16:30 UTC