In its first public comments since the coronavirus crisis began, the Chinese embassy said it was 'not happy' about Australia's sudden decision to shut its borders on February 1, leaving citizens who had been in the air at the time of the announcement sc...
The Australian government this week moved to immediately deny foreign travellers entry to Australia who have left or passed through mainland China in an effort to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus, which has rattled markets and forced Hong Kong to close all but three borders with the mainland.
"We are not happy about this situation because there's not enough time to be alerted about the restriction," he said. Australian Department of Education figures released on Tuesday show more than 106,680 Chinese international students with visas to study at universities and schools remain stuck outside Australia, - 56 per cent of the entire cohort.Dominic Lorrimer
A government source, who asked not to be identified because negotiations between the Chinese and Australian governments are confidential, said Australia was unlikely to offer compensation to affected travellers.The government has been negotiating with Beijing to get a second Qantas flight into Wuhan by the weekend to evacuate some of the estimated 350 Australians still left in Hubei province.
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