U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres requested a four-day ceasefire in Ukraine and Russia for the Orthodox Holy Week, which begins Thursday and ends with the Orthodox Easter on Sunday.
Business groups are calling for the easing of the seven-day isolation requirement for household contacts of people with COVID-19, with the NSW/VIC expected to in days.
In five days, Ukrainians and Russians will mark Easter, a holiday that joins in celebration the Orthodox Christians in both Russia and Ukraine, as well as Catholic Ukrainians.