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Australia’s chief medical officer Brendan Murphy has addressed Australia’s toilet paper hoarding behaviour as he urged the public to behave as they usually would.
“At the moment, there is no reason to put a mask on when you are walking around the shops, there is no reason to stop going to football matches or community activities, there is no reason to dilute the shelves of lavatory paper in the supermarkets. We should continue a normal activity, we should watch the development of this and, we will focus on any outbreaks and control.”
Australia’s federal chief medical officer Brendan Murphy has said the government is “very worried about Iran.”
Australia’s National Security Committee is reviewing the progress of its preparations for a potential pandemic, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said.
“That has gone from everything from availability of surgical masks and in particular, to working with the health sector,” he said.
He added that work was ongoing in particular with regard to Indigenous communities and aged care.
“We have always gone about business with common sense and that is what we are known for so let’s do that,” he added.
More on Australia’s travel measures regarding South Korea from Prime Minister Scott Morrison:
“In relation to the Republic of Korea, we will also be upgrading the travel advice to level three, which is to reconsider the need to travel to the Republic of Korea, and it will be at level four which is do not travel to the province of Daegu.”
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is speaking now, and has announced that the current travel bans regarding mainland China and Iran will continue. A new travel ban has been put in place for the Republic of Korea, and enhanced screening measures are being introduced at airports for travellers arriving from Italy.
Hong Kong authorities have confirmed the 105th case of Covid-19, in a 69-year-old Happy Valley woman who recently returned from India.
The woman had an underlying illness, and fell sick in India on 23 February, the day before she returned home to Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific flight CX694 from New Delhi.
Four days later she developed a fever and consulted a Chinese medical practitioner twice, before visiting an out-patient clinic on 3 March. After testing positive for Covid-19 the woman was admitted to Ruttonjee hospital on Wednesday, and is in a stable condition.
The woman’s husband and the domestic helper who lives with them are asymptomatic and will be quarantined, the government said. Passengers onboard the 24 February flight are urged to contact 2125 1122 if they are concerned.
Authorities in New South Wales, Australia are assessing a group of children from a childcare centre who visited a Sydney aged care home last month, before four people at the centre were diagnosed with Covid-19.
Four people at the Dorothy Henderson Lodge aged care home in Macquarie Park, including a 95-year-old woman who has since died and an aged care worker, have been diagnosed with the virus. The centre has been placed into isolation.
NSW health minister Brad Hazzard said young children were “often super spreaders” of respiratory illnesses and that he was recommending visits by childcare centres to aged care homes be discontinued.
Meanwhile, authorities are also trying to contact 77 doctors and primary care officials who were at a radiology conference on 18 February that the 53-year-old doctor from Ryde Hospital, who tested positive to the virus, and another registrar from Liverpool hospital, who also has the virus, both attended.
In New Zealand, the third person infected with coronavirus is a man 40s lives in Auckland. Close family members of his have recently returned from Iran.In New Zealand, the third person infected with coronavirus is a man 40s lives in Auckland. Close family members of his have recently returned from Iran.
“This third case of COVID-19 is classified as what we suspect is a case of family transmission. There is what appears to be a clear link with travel to Iran by a close family member,” the Ministry of Health said.“This third case of COVID-19 is classified as what we suspect is a case of family transmission. There is what appears to be a clear link with travel to Iran by a close family member,” the Ministry of Health said.
The man is now at home in self-isolation as he doesn’t require hospital care, nor does anyone else in the family home, who are self-isolating with him.A medical centre where the man sought advice has been notified, and two schools where the man’s family members attended have sent children home for self-isolation. No other children are showing symptoms at this stage.The man is now at home in self-isolation as he doesn’t require hospital care, nor does anyone else in the family home, who are self-isolating with him.A medical centre where the man sought advice has been notified, and two schools where the man’s family members attended have sent children home for self-isolation. No other children are showing symptoms at this stage.
In Australia, New South Wales health minister Brad Hazzard has said there is an “evolution” happening in the spread of coronavirus around the world.In Australia, New South Wales health minister Brad Hazzard has said there is an “evolution” happening in the spread of coronavirus around the world.
While there had been “no substantial change” overnight in New South Wales, seven of the state’s infections appeared to have been “on-soil,” he said. There are currently 22 infections in the state.While there had been “no substantial change” overnight in New South Wales, seven of the state’s infections appeared to have been “on-soil,” he said. There are currently 22 infections in the state.
“New South Wales health is doing everything they can to try to still contain it, but we do know that containment is likely to be an unlikely outcome,” he said.“New South Wales health is doing everything they can to try to still contain it, but we do know that containment is likely to be an unlikely outcome,” he said.
Japan’s infections pass 1,000Japan’s infections pass 1,000
Japan’s confirmed coronavirus infections rose above 1,000 on Wednesday, most of them from a quarantined cruise liner, as Olympics organisers dismissed speculation that the Tokyo Summer Games could be cancelled.Japan’s confirmed coronavirus infections rose above 1,000 on Wednesday, most of them from a quarantined cruise liner, as Olympics organisers dismissed speculation that the Tokyo Summer Games could be cancelled.
Twelve people have died in Japan, six from the cruise chip, the health ministry said.Twelve people have died in Japan, six from the cruise chip, the health ministry said.
The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics said the option of cancelling the Games was not on the table, responding to deepening speculation of a delay or cancellation.The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics said the option of cancelling the Games was not on the table, responding to deepening speculation of a delay or cancellation.
“I am totally not considering this,” Yoshiro Mori told reporters at a briefing when asked about a possible cancellation.“I am totally not considering this,” Yoshiro Mori told reporters at a briefing when asked about a possible cancellation.
Asked when the organisers could decide on changes to the Olympics, Mori, a former prime minister, said: “I’m not God, so I don’t know.”Asked when the organisers could decide on changes to the Olympics, Mori, a former prime minister, said: “I’m not God, so I don’t know.”
Mainland China had 139 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Wednesday, the country’s National Health Commission said on Thursday, up from 119 cases a day earlier, and 125 cases on March 2.Mainland China had 139 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Wednesday, the country’s National Health Commission said on Thursday, up from 119 cases a day earlier, and 125 cases on March 2.
That brings the total accumulated number of confirmed cases in mainland China to 80,409.That brings the total accumulated number of confirmed cases in mainland China to 80,409.
The death toll from the outbreak in mainland China had reached 3,012 as of the end of Wednesday, up by 31 from the previous day.The death toll from the outbreak in mainland China had reached 3,012 as of the end of Wednesday, up by 31 from the previous day.
The central province of Hubei, the epicentre of the outbreak, accounted for all of the new deaths. In the provincial capital of Wuhan, 23 people died.The central province of Hubei, the epicentre of the outbreak, accounted for all of the new deaths. In the provincial capital of Wuhan, 23 people died.
California governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday declared a state of emergency over the coronavirus in the state, which now has has 53 confirmed cases.California governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday declared a state of emergency over the coronavirus in the state, which now has has 53 confirmed cases.
Earlier on Wednesday, health officials announced the first California death from the virus, an elderly person with underlying health conditions. It was the first coronavirus fatality in the United States outside of Washington state, where 10 have died.Earlier on Wednesday, health officials announced the first California death from the virus, an elderly person with underlying health conditions. It was the first coronavirus fatality in the United States outside of Washington state, where 10 have died.
A Māori tribe in New Zealand’s capital city has banned the traditional hongi at gatherings this week as more cases of coronavirus emerge.A Māori tribe in New Zealand’s capital city has banned the traditional hongi at gatherings this week as more cases of coronavirus emerge.
A hongi is a traditional form of greeting in which two people press their noses to each other and inhale one another’s breath. In Wellington, local iwi (tribe) said a temporary ban would be placed on hongi between members at gatherings this week.A hongi is a traditional form of greeting in which two people press their noses to each other and inhale one another’s breath. In Wellington, local iwi (tribe) said a temporary ban would be placed on hongi between members at gatherings this week.
On Wednesday night a third case was confirmed and the ministry of health asked for calm after sufferers and their families were criticised on social media.On Wednesday night a third case was confirmed and the ministry of health asked for calm after sufferers and their families were criticised on social media.
In Australia, health officials in the Northern Territory are yet to determine if any residents of small and remote Indigenous communities have been exposed to Covid-19 after the first diagnosis.In Australia, health officials in the Northern Territory are yet to determine if any residents of small and remote Indigenous communities have been exposed to Covid-19 after the first diagnosis.
A 52-year-old tourist tested positive to the disease and is now in isolation at Royal Darwin Hospital. The man flew to Darwin from Sydney on flight QF840 on Tuesday.A 52-year-old tourist tested positive to the disease and is now in isolation at Royal Darwin Hospital. The man flew to Darwin from Sydney on flight QF840 on Tuesday.
NT Chief medical officer Dianne Stephens said it is unclear if any remote community-based Aboriginal people were on the plane, and it is impossible to determine how many people may have come into contact with the man.NT Chief medical officer Dianne Stephens said it is unclear if any remote community-based Aboriginal people were on the plane, and it is impossible to determine how many people may have come into contact with the man.
Stephens also said it was unclear how long it would take for a test undertaken in a remote community to reach the state’s only available Covid-19 testing laboratory in Darwin, meaning diagnosis could be delayed if a case were to occur in remote NT.Stephens also said it was unclear how long it would take for a test undertaken in a remote community to reach the state’s only available Covid-19 testing laboratory in Darwin, meaning diagnosis could be delayed if a case were to occur in remote NT.
She said a Remote Health Pandemic Plan will be released by Monday.She said a Remote Health Pandemic Plan will be released by Monday.
The government’s current advice says that anyone who may have come into contact with the virus should seek accommodation within three hours of major municipalities in the state, and not visit or return to a remote community, even if they live there.The government’s current advice says that anyone who may have come into contact with the virus should seek accommodation within three hours of major municipalities in the state, and not visit or return to a remote community, even if they live there.
Germany’s health minister, Jens Spahn, said Wednesday the coronavirus outbreak has become a pandemic – defined as an epidemic that spreads throughout the world through local transmission, AFP reports.Germany’s health minister, Jens Spahn, said Wednesday the coronavirus outbreak has become a pandemic – defined as an epidemic that spreads throughout the world through local transmission, AFP reports.
“The coronavirus outbreak in China has become a global pandemic,” Jens Spahn told German lawmakers.“The coronavirus outbreak in China has become a global pandemic,” Jens Spahn told German lawmakers.
The World Health Organization has so far stopped short of declaring a pandemic, though has said the world must prepare for the possibility.The World Health Organization has so far stopped short of declaring a pandemic, though has said the world must prepare for the possibility.
“What’s clear is that we have not yet reached the peak of the outbreak,” Jens Spahn told German lawmakers.“What’s clear is that we have not yet reached the peak of the outbreak,” Jens Spahn told German lawmakers.
The virus has reached 81 countries and territories around the world, with South Korea, Iran and Italy emerging as hotspots outside China.The virus has reached 81 countries and territories around the world, with South Korea, Iran and Italy emerging as hotspots outside China.
Welcome to our live coverage of the coronavirus. More than 100 people have now died in Italy. As the virus spreads further across Europe, schools and universities are closing, large events are being cancelled, and the economic outlook continues to be grim.Welcome to our live coverage of the coronavirus. More than 100 people have now died in Italy. As the virus spreads further across Europe, schools and universities are closing, large events are being cancelled, and the economic outlook continues to be grim.
The Italian government has ordered the closure of all schools and universities until 15 March, as 28 more people die in 24 hours.The Italian government has ordered the closure of all schools and universities until 15 March, as 28 more people die in 24 hours.
The UK has seen the biggest daily increase recorded to date, with the number of coronavirus cases jumping by more than 60% to 87 case.The UK has seen the biggest daily increase recorded to date, with the number of coronavirus cases jumping by more than 60% to 87 case.
India is restricting the export of several drugs, including paracetamol and antibiotics, leading to fears of a global shortage of essential medicines.India is restricting the export of several drugs, including paracetamol and antibiotics, leading to fears of a global shortage of essential medicines.
The IMF has torn up its growth forecasts. The fund has warned this year’s growth will be lower than last year’s.The IMF has torn up its growth forecasts. The fund has warned this year’s growth will be lower than last year’s.
Concerts, conferences and sporting events are being cancelled in countries around the world. MGM Universal has also announced the postponement of the release of the new James Bond film, No Time to Die.Concerts, conferences and sporting events are being cancelled in countries around the world. MGM Universal has also announced the postponement of the release of the new James Bond film, No Time to Die.
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