The Latest: Australia to pay isolating workers in hot spot
(World News USA)

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia`s prime minister announced a 1,500 Australian dollar ($1,060) payment for workers in a hot spot state who must self-isolate for 14 days and don`t have paid sick leave. Prime Minister Scott Morrison described the payment that will be available from Wednesday as disaster relief and it was offered after the Victoria government declared a COVID-19 disaster in the city of Melbourne on Sunday. “It`s heartbreaking. This pandemic, this virus is taking a heavy toll and now`s the time, as it has been throughout this pandemic, that we continue to provide support to one another,” Morrison said.- Advertisement - The Victoria government is concerned that many infections are...