Impact of Coronavirus

Four Australians on board the Grand Princess Cruise ship are facing COVID-19 testing after a previous passenger from the same ocean liner died after contracting the coronavirus.

A cruise ship worker cleans a railing on the Grand Princess Thursday, March 5, 2020, off the California coast. Source: Michele Smith

As the COVID-19 outbreak intensifies, federal authorities have foreshadowed using strict biosecurity laws to restrict the movement of those suspected to have the coronavirus.

The Reserve Bank and Federal Treasury are warning the Australian economy will take a significant hit from the coronavirus.

Kulasegaram Sanchayan reports in Tamil with features written by Gareth Boreham, Nakari Thorpe and Sonia Lal, Stephanie Corsetti, and Julia Carr-Catzel