https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/just-isolate-your-child...Government preparing to evacuate Australians from China and quarantine them on Christmas Island
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australians in Wuhan, China — the epicentre of the virus outbreak — will be quarantined on Christmas Island.
Ben Graham and Sam Clench
January 29, 20203:23pm
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed the government is preparing to evacuate Australians from China’s coronavirus-plagued Hubei province and quarantine them on Christmas Island.
There will also be an “urgent meeting” of all the government’s expert groups this afternoon to reconsider whether its official medical advice should be changed.
About 400 Australians have registered for evacuation from Wuhan. The coronavirus has caused 132 deaths so far, most of them in Hubei province.
There are currently 6000 confirmed cases of the virus worldwide, and the number of suspected cases has risen to more than 9000.
NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant today revealed 16 cases between the ages of two and 66 were under investigation in the state.