No need for face masks, business as usual, says Australia's chief medical officer

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Australia's chief medical officer advises Australians to go about their normal business despite being 'concerned' about increase in number of coronavirus cases in Japan and South Korea

tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday. The virus had killed more than 2450 people and infected nearly 78,000 by Sunday afternoon.

A letter from the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre sent on Sunday morning to about 266 Australian citizens in the Darwin camp said there had been "no cases identified with symptoms of the virus among this cohort". "All individuals released from quarantine ... are deemed fit to travel by air and have not been identified as posing any risk to community health," the letter said.

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South Korea went from 30 confirmed cases to over 500 in less than a week. It's 'business as usual' until it's not, and when it's not, it's already too late 🙄

Why allow mainland Chinese students back to Australia ?

Is this the same chief medical officer who assured Australians the virus couldn't be transmitted by asymptomatic carriers? Despite the Chinese saying it was likely. Sorry, my confidence in government advice is low. Economic rather than medical considerations at play... auspol

Chief medical officer, can he sign a piece of paper and put his name on it so I can use it in court.

Things may change if cases keep spreading in other countries where there are no travel bans. One thing people can do at any time is practice good hygiene: wash hands thoroughly, or use hand sanitizer, don't touch mouth, eyes, nose or food when your hands may be dirty.

ABCNetwork was saying the chance of encountering this virus is as much as winning the lotto. Let’s see how it will end.

You will be paying for your 'advice' sooner or later...

What else can you do. You cant trick death

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