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First coronavirus deaths reported in US and Australia.

Australia reported its first novel coronavirus death today -- a 78-year-old man repatriated from the cruise ship Diamond Princess.

The US announced its first death from the coronavirus earlier today -- a Washington state man aged in his 50s with underlying health conditions.

Possible Super Spreader Event in US:

Washington state health officials are investigating a possible outbreak of coronavirus at a long-term nursing facility in which two people tested positive for the disease.

More than 50 residents and staff from the Life Care Center in Kirkland are experiencing symptoms, and will be tested for coronavirus, said Dr. Jeffrey Duchin, health officer for Seattle and King County.

New York Stock Exchange considers shutting trading floor amid coronavirus fears as Wall Street firms tell workers to prepare to work from home.

In Australia people are lining up for the chance to buy a fresh delivery of toilet paper, as preppers have cleaned out the normal supplies on shelves.

The global death toll from #coronavirus could reach as high as 15million even in the best-case pandemic scenario, a new study says. The research by the Australian National University also found that global GDP could shrink by as much as $2.3trillion even in what they call a 'low-end' pandemic. In the most disastrous scenario, the death toll could reach a staggering 68million including hundreds of thousands of deaths in Britain and the United States. In that worst-case pandemic, some countries' economies would shrink by as much as eight per cent in a global meltdown. The two researchers who published the paper, Warwick McKibbon and Roshen Fernando, warn that 'even a contained outbreak could significantly impact the global economy in the short run'. In the so-called 'low-severity' case, the death rate in China is estimated at around two per cent and adjusted for other countries.

Italy set to quarantine whole of Lombardy due to Coronavirus:

The Italian government is to lockdown the northern region of Lombardy, as it battles to contain the spread of the coronavirus. A draft decree would extend the quarantined areas, so-called “red-zones”, ordering people not to enter or leave the region.

The country is grappling to contain Europe’s worst outbreak of Covid-19, which has claimed 233 lives and infected a total of 5,883 people.

Reports that this images was taken at a Lombardy train station where residents are trying to escape the quarantine before it comes into effect.

A demonstration on how important it is to wash your hands with soap for a full 30 seconds.

This is one of the most effective ways to avoid infection.

Mad Max toilet paper brawl:

Police have charged two women for an alleged fight over dwindling supplies of toilet paper in a Sydney, Australia supermarket.

Police said they were called to a Woolworths store at Chullora about 7am on Saturday after reports a 49-year-old woman had been assaulted.

A video of the incident was shared on social media and showed a small group of women pushing, yelling and fighting over a shopping cart filled with toilet paper.