What you need to know about Covid-19 today: Four more deaths in New Zealand, fast food giant in receivership

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Four more New Zealanders have died of Covid-19 , Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says.

Three of the new deaths are in residents of Christchurch's Rosewood Rest Home - two men in their 90s and on man in his 80s. Six of the nine total deaths are connected to the rest home. All of those six people who've died had underlying health conditions.

The additional death confirmed today was a man in his 70s in Wellington. The case was linked to overseas travel.

Today, there were 17 new coronavirus cases in New Zealand, bringing the total number of infections to 1366.

Burger King NZ has gone into receivership . 

Treasury has released scenarios of the economic impact of the Covid-19 lockdown – seeing unemployment hit 25 per cent if the lockdown lasts for six months, but kept under 10 per cent in another scenario with a four week lockdown and an additional $20 billion of spending.

A tertiary support package is on the way for students impacted by Covid-19, increasing course-related cost loans and ensuring loan payments continue for students who are unable to continue study online during the lockdown.

Rest homes are now looking at buying their own Covid-19 testing kits after the Ministry of Health refused to test new admissions.

A public health professor says releasing Covid-19 testing and infection statistics by local authorities, rather than by district health boards, would be beneficial to rural communities.

New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) has today confirmed that it has r educed its workforce by about 200 people and has this morning asked staff to take a 15 per cent pay cut for 12 weeks.

The Government has launched three online tools including an app developed by All Blacks legend Sir John Kirwan for Kiwis wanting to look after their mental wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced the extension of France’s strict lockdown until May 11 , on his third televised address to the nation on the virus crisis from the Elysee palace.