(Audio in Dinka) Australia's Home Affairs Minister was diagnosed with COVID-19 and the number of cases increased to 200 in Australia

After the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that COVID-19 is a pandemic, the Australian Prime Minister immediately announced the banning of large gatherings. As from Monday 16 March, ‘organised, non-essential gatherings should be limited to 500 people’. The number of cases for COVID-19 has reached 200 with the new cases in South Australia.

Minister for Home Affairs of Australia Peter Dutton speaking in Washington, before his COVID-19 diagnosis. Source: EPA