NUMBERS
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* More than 6746 cases have been recorded in Australia, with less than 1100 still considered 'active'.
* South Australia has gone a week without any new infections.
* The death toll is 91 - NSW 42, Victoria 18, Tasmania 12, WA eight, Queensland four, SA four, ACT three.
* Twenty-one of the deaths were passengers on the Ruby Princess cruise ship, four were on the Artania in WA and 12 were residents at the Newmarch House aged care home in Sydney.
* More than 550,000 tests have been conducted across the country.
* More than three million people have registered with the federal government's tracking app COVIDSafe in three days.
* Over a million people have recovered from the coronavirus worldwide.
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MEASURES
* National cabinet wants to see 20 or fewer cases a week before Australia further eases restrictions.
* Australia's borders won't reopen for at least three months, the federal government says.
* Initial JobKeeper payments - part of a $130 billion package - will be received by employers soon.
* The federal government is offering private schools early payment of more than $3.3 billion if they get students back into classrooms by June.
* Australian manufacturers will get $48.3 million in funding from the federal government to help modernise their operations and create 2600 new jobs.
* In NSW from Friday, households will be allowed two adult visitors, and their children, under an initial easing of self-isolation measures. Some beaches are open for swimming and surfing only.
* In WA, up to 10 people are able to gather for non-contact recreational activities and outdoor personal training, while open homes and display villages will also be permitted.
* In Queensland, some stay-at-home restrictions will be eased this weekend, allowing people to travel 50km from their residence to visit parks, have picnics and jet ski. Shopping for non-essential items will also be permitted.
* The Northern Territory plans to reopen parks and reserves this weekend.
* Victoria has no plans to lift restrictions until May 11 at the earliest.
* South Australians with coronavirus isolating at home will receive daily support from two new dedicated teams of GPs and nurses via telephone.
* Western Australian hospitality workers must complete a new COVID-19 hygiene training course before their workplaces reopen and they return to work.
* Seasonal pickers migrating to Queensland will have to apply for permits and have approved accommodation and self-isolate for 14 days before starting work.
* NSW students will attend school one day a week starting from May 11. Queensland will on May 15 review keeping children at home. No change has been flagged in Victoria. Western Australia hopes all students will return to classes by May 11 while 63 per cent of students have gone back in SA.
* Still open: supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, public transport, some schools, hairdressers, petrol stations, postal and freight services, bottle shops, newsagents, retail shops. Restaurants restricted to takeaway/delivery in most states.
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS
* A report into the northwest Tasmania coronavirus outbreak says the "most likely" cause was the Ruby Princess cruise ship.
* Victoria has recorded a new cluster at a nursing home.
* One million Australians are expected to apply for unemployment benefits because of the coronavirus, according to senior officials from the Department of Social Services.
* The Morrison government continues to push for a global review into the origins of coronavirus despite China threatening to boycott Australian products.
* Early tests of the University of Queensland's COVID-19 vaccine have shown promising signs it can fight off the virus.
* An extra 10 million coronavirus testing kits have arrived in Australia, providing about a 20-fold increase in capability.
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SPORT
* The federal government will have the final say on when sporting leagues can resume when it outlines a national plan for the return of sport on Friday.
* Football Federation Australia boss James Johnson is unsure if all 11 existing A-League clubs will survive the coronavirus pandemic.
* The women's PGA Championship has been postponed to October while the International Golf Federation has extended the qualifying for the Olympics to June 2021 amid the pandemic.
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ECONOMICS
* The nation's banks will send debit cards to more than 500,000 Australians who currently only have access to EFTPOS and cash.
* Coles posted an unprecedented 13.8 per cent growth in March quarter supermarket sales compared to the same period last year while Woolworths has recorded a 10.3 per cent growth, as virus-panicked shoppers stockpiled groceries.
* Treasury says the economic shock of coronavirus will cause unemployment to peak at 10 per cent and some businesses to go under.
* The Australian sharemarket has recorded gains thanks to energy materials and IT stocks. The S&P/ASX200 benchmark index rose by 1.06 per cent to 5,450.6 while the All Ordinaries index was 1.16 per cent higher at 5,526.3.
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GLOBAL CORONAVIRUS
* Cases: at least 3,219,240
* Deaths: at least 228,190
* Recovered: at least 1,000,101
*Data current as at 1130 AEST April 30, taking in federal government and state/territory government updates.
Australian Associated Press
