1. Results published today in the Virology Journal reveal that the coronavirus can live up to 28 days on mobile phone screens and ATMs, much longer than previously thought. On glass, supermarket self-checkouts and banknotes, the virus can last more than a month, the CSIRO has reported. “It's important to know how long this virus can last so we know how often we need to disinfect things and what sort of risk common surfaces pose,” said Professor Drew, director of the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness.

2. President Trump says he’s now coronavirus immune and reaffirmed his immunity in an interview on Fox News. The President tweeted: "A total and complete sign off from White House doctors yesterday. That means I can't get it (immune) and can't give it." The tweet was flagged by Twitter as a rules violation for “spreading misleading and potentially harmful information related to Covid-19.” 

3. Former Wallaby Steve Finnane once penned a book titled The Game They Play in Heaven. Well God showed us that if that’s true, then he/she follows the All Blacks! Yesterday, the code that has been largely ignored in recent times and has been struggling to get a TV sponsor, nearly pulled off the near impossible on Sunday — beating the Kiwis at rugby. The game closed on a long-range kick from Reece Hodge following a penalty near the end of the match, which hit the post! The score ended up 16-16, which the rugby gods don’t give a toss about poor old Australian rugby but the result suggests that getting a Kiwi, Dave Rennie, to coach the side could be a gamechanger for the Rah-Rah fraternity. Also this result will help a TV deal. Last week the SMH reported: “Nine Entertainment Co is in advanced talks with Rugby Australia about a broadcast deal that could reshape the sports rights landscape and result in games being shown on streaming platform Stan.”

4. HSBC’s latest rub of the crystal ball says the economic recovery that has been looking a little V-shaped is set to be more like a Nike swoosh. “In its quarterly outlook report, HSBC characterizes the global economy as entering the second, flatter, phase of a two-stage “swoosh-shaped” recovery in which growth is set to moderate,” CNBC reports. “Mobility data indicates that the speed of recovery slowed in the third quarter and the previous strength in consumer spending is also starting to slow, Global Chief Strategist Joseph Little highlighted in the report published Friday, adding that any further recovery is more reliant on services sector spending, which remains compromised by social-distancing measures.” Only a vaccine ASAP will turn the swoosh into a V.

5. The Dow Jones posted its best weekly gain since August, closing up 161.39 points or 0.57% on Friday to end the week 3.27% higher. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were up 3.84% and 4.56% respectively for the week, the two index's biggest weekly gains since July.