The WA Government says there is no reason for tourists to avoid travelling to Bali, despite reports of the first case of coronavirus being linked to the popular holiday island.
It was unclear whether the person potentially contracted the virus in China and then travelled to Indonesia, or whether they may have been exposed to the virus in Indonesia.
The Chinese national is understood to have returned to Shanghai, where the positive diagnosis was made.Mr Cook said people should not cancel travel to Bali as a result of the development."We are not saying that people have to curtail their trips to Bali," he said. "At the moment DFAT [the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade] has the same travel advisory for Bali, so people shouldn't be alarmed.
"We are simply providing this information in the interests of transparency to make sure that we continue to provide people with the most up-to-date information as possible."
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