A passenger on board a flight from China's killer virus epicentre was so worried about being exposed to the infection he waited until everyone got off the flight before leaving. 9News
This afternoon NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said they are currently investigating whether one patient had the virus but said there were no confirmed cases at this stage.The coronavirus as seen under a microscope.
Chinese officials had earlier counted 470 people infected across the country, with concerns that the number could spiral in the days ahead. The Matildas, Australia's women's soccer team, have been caught up in the emergency after travelling to China to play Olympic qualifiers. Those matches had been due to go ahead in Wuhan.
North Korea has temporarily closed its border to all foreign tourists in response to the outbreak, according to a travel agency that operates tours to the country.The new coronavirus belongs to the same family of viruses that caused Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome , a disease that killed 800 people globally in a 2002-03 pandemic that also started in China.
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