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Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has announced the implementation of a Coronavirus emergency response plan.

“There is every indication the world will soon enter the pandemic phase of the virus,” he has just told reporters.

“While the WHO is yet to declare the nature of the coronavirus and its move towards a pandemic phase, we believe the risk of a pandemic is very much upon us and we as a government need to take steps necessary to prepare for such a pandemic.”

The move comes after the national security committee met on Thursday. The rate of transmission outside of China is “fundamentally changing” the way authorities in Australia need to manage the issue, Morrison said.

Courtesy of theguardian.com