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Professor Brendan Murphy, Australia`s chief medical officer, said on Monday that the risk of a new type of coronavirus being found to infect Australians was low, but that Sydney Airport, which flew three direct flights a week to Wuhan, decided to screen for passengers, and that a Brisbane man who returned from Wuhan had been quarantined at home for respiratory symptoms.
Starting on thursday (23rd), professional security officers at sydney airport will inspect every passenger who flies from wuhan to sydney, according to the 9th news. They will issue information manuals to ask passengers if they have symptoms such as fever, coughing, poor breathing and sore throats.
"In Australia, no international visitors have been confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus," Mr Murphy said. We have also adopted good biosafety measures at the border. "
All entry points into Australia will show warnings to alert people with symptoms to emergency medical treatment. Australian agencies will also work with the Chinese media to get news. Health agencies will also work with the Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider updating their recommendations on Australian travel to Wuhan and warn Australians who go to Wuhan not to go to the animal market.
Meanwhile, a man who recently returned to Australia from Wuhan has been isolated from his Brisbane home for symptoms similar to the SARS virus. He was tested for a new type of coronavirus by state health authorities. But the results will take a few days.
Jeannette Young, chief health officer for the state of panic.kun, said:" The man has reported his symptoms to the doctor. We have paid attention to the man who has been to Wuhan. He has symptoms of respiratory illness and is recuperating at home. "
China`s National Health and Health Commission (CNHC) has confirmed that the virus could spread from person to person, raising concerns about the global epidemic.
