Australian health authorities are considering extending a travel ban on Chinese nationals despite global concerns about xenophobia.
Australian health authorities are considering extending a travel ban on Chinese nationals despite global concerns about xenophobia. The nation's top doctors insist the extra measures are working but criticised anecdotal evidence of 'racial profiling'.
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