Australia's chief medical officer said it was no longer possible to completely prevent people with the coronavirus from entering the country, citing concerns about outbreaks in Japan and South Korea.
Sydney - Australia's chief medical officer said on Monday it was no longer possible to completely prevent people with the coronavirus from entering the country, citing concerns about outbreaks in Japan and South Korea.
"We have got concerns about Japan and South Korea. They are working hard to control their outbreaks but we are still concerned that people in those countries and other high risk countries may present with an infection." He was a passenger on the Diamond Princess ship that was held off Japan's coast for weeks. Kwan and his wife, who also has the virus, were transferred back to Australia for treatment.
The majority of the deaths outside of China have come from outbreaks in recent days in South Korea, Italy and Iran.
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