A ban on non-citizens and non-residents entering Australia
Australia will no longer admit non-residents and non-citizens into the
country from 9pm. At the same time the federal government is working
with Qantas to ensure Australians stuck overseas have a means of getting
home, even though Qantas is standing down 20,000 of its staff.
Chief health officer Brendan Murphy also indicated they could relax testing guidance and test more people, including all aged care workers, healthcare workers with illness, and people presenting with pneumonia.
There are 876 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia
There were 166 more cases reported on Friday. There have been 382 in New South Wales, 184 in Queensland, 178 in Victoria, 50 in South Australia, 64 in Western Australia, 10 in Tasmania, 6 in the Australian Capital Territory, and two in the Northern Territory. Seven deaths have been recorded so far. Australia NewsChief health officer Brendan Murphy also indicated they could relax testing guidance and test more people, including all aged care workers, healthcare workers with illness, and people presenting with pneumonia.
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