Bloomberg Australians have done a good job in adjusting to government restrictions and social-distancing measures but it isn’t the right time to begin easing some of those rules, Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy said. “It’s really important that we look at what’s happened around the world, where people have released restrictions and had to reimpose them,” Murphy told reporters. Australia ...

Bloomberg The Philippines should gradually reopen the economy and allow businesses to operate at 50% capacity to save jobs, according to Teresita Sy-Coson who helps run an empire ranging from banking to retail under SM Investments Corp. More than 1 million workers were affected by temporary closures, prompting 98% of almost 42,000 establishments to seek assistance for their employees, the ...

Bloomberg Tokyo reported an additional 166 coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the total in the city to 2,068. Governor Yuriko Koike released the daily increase in an online briefing. New infections eased from a single-day record gain of 197 marked the previous day. Japan’s Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura urged residents to further limit contact with other people and warned it ...