Australia confirms fifth coronavirus case from last flight out of Wuhan

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MELBOURNE: Australia confirmed on Monday (Jan 27) its fifth case of a new coronavirus, with health officials saying the case involved a ...

were confirmed on Saturday, with one in Melbourne and three in Sydney, with health officials saying they were expecting more, given the volume of travel between Australia and China.

Australian officials said on Monday they are working with Chinese authorities on how to evacuate about 100 Australian children and young people out of Wuhan. "We are working on a number of fronts, firstly to make sure ... that there is support for those Australians and we are also working on, as are other countries, to try to secure their ability to return to Australia," Health Minister Greg Hunt told Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio on Monday morning.

Foreign Minister Marise Payne told the 3AW talk radio that the government did not have a"definite" number of Australians in Wuhan, or in Hubei province, as there were a significant number with dual citizenships, some of whom may not have travelled on Australian passports.

 

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