Australia extends ban on travellers from China


Australian nationals in quarantine at the Australian Immigration Detention Centre on Christmas Island, Australia, on February 5. Australia's ban on visitors from China will be reviewed on a weekly basis. – EPA pic, February 13, 2020.

AUSTRALIA today announced a ban on travellers from China would be extended for at least a week beyond Saturday’s planned deadline, as the death toll from the coronavirus soared. 

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government would maintain “entry restriction on foreign nationals who have recently been in mainland China” for further week “to protect Australians from the risk of coronavirus”.


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