Australian Government prepares Indigenous communities for possible coronavirus outbreak

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says work is being done to prepare the "vulnerability" of Indigenous communities against an outbreak of the coronavirus in Australia.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, March 2, 2020 Source: AAP

The Federal Government is concerned about the potential for coronavirus to spread in remote Indigenous communities.

There have been no known COVID-19 cases among Indigenous Australians to date – but work is already being done to prepare the "vulnerability" of these populations against possible infection.

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Minister for Health Greg Hunt, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Chief Medical Officer Professor Brendan Murphy.

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