From the constant update of "confirmed cases" to death tolls and even testing numbers, the numbers come flying at you hard and fast.

Then there's the lowdown on the lockdown across Australia (and elsewhere) which is updated a couple of times a day. It involves a penguin parade of people who been caught out by authorities - some reasonably so, others on more contentious grounds when the line"use your discretion" was ignored. Add into that the non-stop explanation of what the lockdown does and doesn't "officially" include and it all gets a bit much.

The economic forecasting and grim commercial realities of the consequences of COVID-19 are heartbreaking and that's before any slice of large-scale social upheaval is considered.

Today Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has demanded China be more transparent about the origins of coronavirus.

Mr Dutton said the families of more than 60 Australians who have died from the disease deserve answers about how the outbreak originated.

In Australia, the death toll stands at 65 and there are more than 6500 confirmed cases

A crew member from the coronavirus-plagued Artania cruise ship died in a Perth hospital, taking Western Australia's toll to seven; and a 72-year-old man died in Tasmania.

On that sombre note, find some "me time" this weekend, love the ones who matter most to you.

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