A mission is underway to rescue hundreds of Australians trapped in the epicentre of the coronavirus. 9News
"The aircraft has [20] medical grade filters on board which remove 99 per cent of all particles on the aircraft including viruses - a lot safer than public transport," he said.
"If we stopped them immediately, we would have the same problem in Shanghai and Beijing where we would have a lot of Australians that couldn't get home. So, we are keeping them going until the 9th to try to clear the backlog."Nurses are meeting all flights coming into Queensland from mainland China and Hong Kong to check passengers for coronavirus symptoms.Queensland chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young said four nurses met the first flight from China at 5.30am on Sunday.
"We expect it won't continue for long, in that the number of flights has already significantly decreased ... but there will still be Queenslanders and permanent residents coming home." The Philippine Department of Health said a 44-year-old Chinese man from Wuhan was hospitalised on January 25 with a fever, cough and sore throat and died after developing severe pneumonia.
China's central bank said it would inject a hefty 1.2 trillion yuan worth of liquidity into the markets via reverse repurchase operations on Monday, as the country prepares to reopen its stock markets after an extended Lunar New Year holiday.
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