Summary

• There are now 821 cases of COVID-19 in Victoria; 29 people are in hospital, including four in intensive care; four Victorians have died.
• Workers will receive $1500 a fortnight in wages for up to six months, subsidised by the Morrison government, if their employer agrees to keep them on the payroll.
• Victoria has entered stage 3 of its coronavirus response, with people facing fines of more than $1600 for breaching social-distancing rules.
• Australia’s death toll stands at 18, while 4111 Australians have tested positive for COVID-19. Tasmania and the ACT both recorded their first deaths.
• Between 100,000 and 200,000 Americans will die from coronavirus, according to Dr Anthony Fauci, the US government's top infectious disease expert.