SYDNEY, Jan 21 — Australia will begin screening passengers arriving from a Chinese city in a bid to stop the spread of a new coronavirus, the country's chief medical officer said today, although authorities warned that an outbreak would be hard to prevent. Chinese authorities have confirmed more...
Tuesday, 21 Jan 2020 11:05 AM MYT
Chinese authorities have confirmed more than 200 people have caught the new virus, which causes a type of pneumonia that has killed four people in the central city of Wuhan. Passengers would be given an information pamphlet and asked to present themselves if they had a fever or suspected they might have the disease.“You cannot absolutely prevent the spread of disease into the country. The incubation period is probably a week,” Murphy told reporters in Canberra.
Around 160 flights arrive in Australia from China each week, and Murphy acknowledged Chinese tourists could arrive via other locations. There are only three flights from Wuhan each week, arriving in Sydney.
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