THE AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITY AND THE COVID-19

A dispute has broken out between the New South Wales government and the federal government, as Australia recorded its second death from the coronavirus. A 95-year-old woman living at the Dorothy Henderson Lodge aged care facility has died from the virus, which she contracted after contact with an infected aged care worker at the facility. 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. It could involve declaring designating zones like sporting venues and schools out-of-bounds and the quarantining of clinics where patients have presented…

Health Minister Brad Hazzard (right) and NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant arrive to speak to the media in Sydney Source: AAP