The government is looking to extend a travel ban from China as the CoViD-19 (coronavirus) outbreak spreads.
The government is looking to extend a travel ban from China as the CoViD-19 outbreak spreads. The National Security Committee of Cabinet will decide as early as today whether to extend the 14-day ban as the death toll from the disease now exceeds 1,100.
The business sector is warning an extension of the travel ban will compound the damage already done to retailers and the tourism industry. Banks are predicting the ban could wipe up to $6 billion dollars off Australia's GDP. Universities say they are also preparing for an extension of the travel ban, shifting their focus to helping almost 100,000 students who are stranded outside the country.
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