Queensland Health has asked anyone who becomes unwell and attended Friday’s Riverside in Brisbane City from 6:00pm on Friday through to 11:00pm on Monday evening to call 13 HEALTH.

The request came amid concerns patrons may have come into contact with a 22-year-old University of Queensland student, recently returned from Italy, who tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Former Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison on rape and sexual assault charges. 

He was convicted on one count of a criminal sexual act in the first-degree and one count of rape in the third-degree in February this year. 

More than one hundred women in total have accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct spanning back decades.

Weinstein has denied all allegations and claims the acts were consensual.

The announcement came amid figures showing Italy’s death rate for those carrying the disease has risen to more than 6 percent, higher than the global average of around 3.6 percent.  

The WHO director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of cases in China had increased 13-fold in the last two weeks and the number of countries affected has tripled. 

There are now 118,000 cases across 114 countries. 

If you or anyone you know has any concerns you can contact 13 HEALTH.

The Australian Federal Government announced a $2.4 billion COVID-19 health package which will include ‘pop-up’ testing clinics and bulk-billed tele-consultations.

The package will include the possibility of up to 100 pop-up clinics. Locations are soon to be announced. 

The aim is to divert people presenting symptoms away from hospital emergency departments and GP clinics, in order to reduce the risk of spreading the virus.

Today the High Court sits again to decide on Cardinal George Pell’s appeal. He stands accused of molesting two choir boys in Melbourne while he was the archbishop in the 1990s.

Pell was convicted by a jury in 2018, a decision that was later upheld by the Victorian Court of Appeal. 

He is now appealing to the high court on the basis that the Victorian Court failed to take proper account of evidence that cast doubt on his guilt.

Local government elections in Queensland are expected to go ahead later this month, despite fears over coronavirus.

Queensland’s electoral commissioner, Patrick Vidgen, said they “understand community concerns regarding the virus”, however, “we're planning with what we know and going ahead as normal.” 

The electoral commission is believed to have already sourced a supplier for hand sanitiser to ensure its availability at the 1,100 polling booths.

The founding and long term director of Queensland Performing Arts Centre and founding artistic director of the Brisbane Festival, Tony Gould, has passed away. 

Queensland’s performing arts community is in mourning after the loss. 

A statement from Minister for the Arts, the Honourable Leeanne Enoch, praised Mr Gould and his passion for the industry, a passion that led to Queensland performing arts being placed on the world stage.

Rangers had found the carcasses of a female white giraffe and her calf in a village in north-eastern Kenya's Garissa County after being killed by poachers.

The giraffes lived in a unfenced conservatory and were made famous when they were spotted in 2017.

A third white giraffe, believed to be the only one left in the world, is still alive.

The giraffe’s white skin is due to a rare condition called leucism, which causes skin cells to have no pigmentation.