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Medical experts advised that face masks might not stop coronavirus

AAP - 03-02-2020

Health experts advise that wearing medical face masks is not the most effective way to prevent coronavirus infection. As the coronavirus

 
Researchers believe coronavirus spreads more like flu than measles

AAP - 31-01-2020

Doctors believe coronavirus is spread through droplets and close contact over a period of time with an infected person, and is not as infectious as measles.

 
The government is preparing the island for virus evacuees

AAP - 31-01-2020

Medics are being mobilised to fly to Christmas Island under the government's plan to get Aussies out of China and protect the mainland from the coronavirus.

 
Christmas Island locals see sense in island quarantine plan

AAP - 30-01-2020

Christmas Island residents are disappointed they weren't informed about the plan to use the detention centre for coronavirus quarantine, but say it makes sense.

 
Australia scientists recreated the virus outside of China to develop vaccine

AAP - 29-01-2020

Australian scientists have reportedly created a lab-grown version of the deadly coronavirus, becoming the first team outside of China to do so.

 
New Zealand families in Wuhan pleas for their evacuation

AAP - 28-01-2020

The New Zealand government will discuss its response to the growing coronavirus outbreak at Cabinet on Tuesday. New Zealand families trapped

 
Grappling With Coronavirus - The Latest In Australia

AAP - 24-01-2020

Authorities are working to prevent the arrival of the potentially fatal coronavirus with no Australian cases yet confirmed. A flight from the

 
Scientists are developing a quicker test to diagnose the coronavirus

AAP - 24-01-2020

Scientists are developing a quicker test to diagnose the deadly coronavirus, Australia's chief medical officer says. Scientists are developing

 
Health officials is working to keep out the deadly coronavirus

AAP - 23-01-2020

Australia is working to keep out the deadly coronavirus, as the Chinese city at the centre of the outbreak is forced into lock down. A crack

 
Biosecurity measures have been ramped up for flights arriving into Australia from China

AAP - 23-01-2020

Health screenings will be ramped up at Australian airports as authorities confirm a Brisbane man tested for the deadly coronavirus does not have the infection.

 

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