Foreign Minister Marise Payne is working to free Australian families trapped in China, where hospitals are under strain and cities in lockdown as the coronavirus spreads
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"We are working to make sure there’s support for those Australians ... We are also working on, as our other countries, to try to secure their ability to return to Australia," Mr Hunt told ABC radio on Monday morning."So at the moment, we know that there are over 100 young Australians, we’re gathering the information. DFAT is reaching out through international cooperation - cooperation with the Chinese authorities - to gather the names and details of all of the Australians.
"Our focus is on the welfare on the ground and the health and safety on the ground, and then on the return. We're running on both fronts simultaneously and around the clock."
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