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Travel plans cancelled, bio-security in place: Australia prepares for possible corona-virus arrival

Medical staff carry a patient into the Jinyintan hospital, where patients infected with a new strain of Coronavirus.

Medical staff carry a patient into the Jinyintan hospital, where patients infected with a new strain of Coronavirus. Source: EPA

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia's health system is well equipped to deal with an outbreak of the coronavirus, should it be confirmed here. Passengers arriving from China's Wuhan [[woo-hahn]] region are to undergo screening at Sydney Airport from Thursday. The rapid spread of the disease has some Chinese Australians cancelling their Lunar New Year travel plans.



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