If you've booked flights to China but are concerned about your health following the coronavirus outbreak, here are some of your options.
You've booked flights to China, paid hundreds of dollars for travel insurance and you want to cancel your trip, but you're not sure you'll be covered after the coronavirus outbreak?An insurance expert says some travellers may not be covered for cancelling their tripsWe've taken a look at some of the options for travellers currently in China, planning to travel to China or who want to cancel their trips altogether.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has jumped to 5,974 and the virus has so far killed more than 130 people.isolate themselves for 14 daysThe latest advice provided by the Federal Government's Smart Traveller website advises people to"reconsider your need to travel"Travellers currently in China, or on their way there, may also need to be quarantined, depending on their health and where they are travelling from.
Bessie Hassan from consumer comparison group Finder said its research had shown travel from Australia to China has more than doubled from December to February in the past 10 years.
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