ABC新闻:澳大利亚因疫情关闭学校 美民主党总统竞选人沃伦退选

A major Sydney school has been shut down, and staff at a Brisbane hospital are home in quarantine, as the coronavirus continues to spread across the country. There are now at least 60 confirmed cases in Australia, including an eight-month old baby, diagnosed overnight in South Australia. In Sydney, the Epping Boys High School has been shut down for at least a day, after a student tested positive to the virus. And in Brisbane, 15 staff from the Mater Hospital are in isolation, after they were exposed to a patient who was infected. Major supermarkets are now limiting sales of toilet paper, rice and hand sanitiser after a week of panic buying by customers.
The airline industry is encouraging people to continue to travel, as it faces a major economic hit from the coronavirus outbreak. The International Air Transport Association is predicting a global revenue loss of up to 19 per cent, in a worst-case scenario, if the global spread continues. That would see losses of more than 170 billion dollars. Struggling airlines are also at risk of folding.

The US Democratic contest is now a two-horse race, with Elizabeth Warren ending her presidential campaign. The senator was a favourite early in the race, but failed to pull the votes. Her withdrawal leaves a clearer path for Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, she hasn't yet endorsed either of her former rivals.