Brendan Murphy says Australia is in a good place with its coronavirus situation, but warns against complacency as community transmission and returning travellers pose serious threats.
With physical distancing in full swing and authorities applauding Australians for mostly staying at home, returning travellers loom as a major coronavirus threat.
"Having said that, as my colleagues have been saying for the past few days, we cannot become complacent. We still have some community transmission … which [does] mean that there are people in the community that are transmitting this virus."
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