Australia extends coronavirus travel ban for one week as death rate surges

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The Morrison government has extended its 14-day travel ban on all non-Australians travelling from China as the number of coronavirus deaths surged and infections climbed by almost 15,000 overnight

The travel ban will be extended by a week from February 15, meaning all non-Australian residents – including tourists and students travelling from China - will not be able to enter Australia until at least February 22.

"Hubei Province has recently conducted investigations on suspected cases and revised the diagnosis results, and newly diagnosed patients were diagnosed according to the new diagnosis classification," the Commission said in a statement released on Thursday morning.China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs had earlier reported a notable rise in cure rates nationwide.

Hubei province reported on Thursday that 33,693 patients are still being treated in hospitals with at least 1437 critically ill. The government has had to turn gyms and small stadiums into wards in order to treat the influx of patients.About 3700 people are on board the ship, which usually has a crew of 1100 and a passenger capacity of 2670.The Chinese Grand Prix, which was scheduled for April 17-19 in Shanghai was postponed on Thursday.

 

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Extend at least 1 year

Extend it ten years

Absolutely. Our hospitals are full already. Hong Kong have closed all schools until the end of March. Things still ain't good. We need to have the mindset that Australia could extend this ban until the end of March.

This coronavirus is still on the rise.

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