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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia A 78-year-old Perth man named James Kwan, who was one of 164 Australians aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.

The world's massive debt pile is making a coronavirus shock especially especially dangerous right now The impact of coronavirus will be worsened by the fact that the world is holding a record amount of debt right now. In the US, American households have $US1.5 trillion more in debt than they held the last time debt levels peaked in 2008.

Coronavirus patients over age 80 have a 15% chance of dying. Here's the mortality rate for every age bracket. A study of more than 44,000 coronavirus patients showed that patients older than 80 have a 15% chance of dying. Patients in their 50s were about three times more likely to die than patients in their 40s.

Uber claims there are 'no plans to operate a helicopter fleet of any size in Melbourne', after key aspects of its Uber Air service were revealed by the ABC The ABC has revealed documents outlining Uber's plans for its Melbourne air service. According to the report, the Uber Air helicopters will fly at an altitude of roughly 457 metres and up to 321 kilometres an hour.

Bill Gates says the coronavirus is a pandemic and a 'once-in-a-century pathogen.' Here are the solutions he's proposing to fight it. Bill Gates has warned for years that pandemics are a major international threat. In a new op-ed, he outlines solutions for the coronavirus outbreak that has spread to at least 56 countries.

Amazon tells all 798,000 employees to halt travel, in US and internationally, over coronavirus fears Amazon has instructed its 798,000 employees to avoid "non-essential travel" domestically and internationally because of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, a spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider.

WHO director says there's a need to prepare for a 'pandemic' but global markets should 'calm down' as coronavirus wreaks havoc on the global economy The director-general of the World Health Organisation said global markets should "calm down and try to see the reality" as the coronavirus wreaks havoc on the global economy.

It could become tougher to transfer your mobile number to another telco, thanks to new changes intended to fight fraud New changes announced by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) would require telcos to introduce stronger identity verification measures before phone numbers can be transferred to another carrier.

Nearly 10,000 sign petition calling for SXSW to be cancelled over mounting coronavirus worries A petition calling for the cancellation of South by Southwest (SXSW), an annual media festival in Austin, Texas, over COVID-19 fear has received nearly 10,000 signatures.

18 photos of eerily empty tourist attractions due to the global coronavirus outbreak The coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China, has spread to 62 countries. Countries with high numbers of confirmed cases have begun closing tourist attractions in order to prevent the spread of the disease.

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