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At least 5,700 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Australia and 40 people have died.

The virus has killed more than 69,000 people worldwide and more than 1.2 million are infected.

Here is what is happening in Australia today:

1. Gold Coast Beaches Closed

Gold Coast has announced three popular beaches will be closed effective midnight Tuesday, after thousands of people flocked to the locations over the weekend. These are The Spit, Surfers Paradise and Coolangatta.

Unfortunately, over the weekend, out-of-towners are descending on the Gold Coast in mass numbers and I fear that this number will increase over the Easter weekend, Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate told media on Monday.

I didnt want to do this but [what happened] over the weekend shows me especially people visiting from Brisbane are not listening to us.

He said beaches would remain for our locals so they can walk and continue to exercise, though didnt specify how this would be enforced.

Australias most famous beach Bondi has been closed for the past two weeks, with police fining people who trespass.