Australian PM Morrison: Extending ban on foreign nationals travelling from mainland China for a further week

Amid fresh concerns over new China coronavirus cases gripping the markets, Australia’s Prime Minister (PM) Scott Morrison announced that they will extend the travel ban on foreign nationals from mainland China for another week, in an attempt to contain the rapidly spreading virus epidemic.

He said that the ban will be reviewed each week, extending earlier travel restrictions put in place on February, 1st.

Meanwhile, China’s Hubei province, the outbreak epicenter, announced an extension to the work suspension while urging all enterprises not to resume work until February, 20^th.