Coronavirus 'public health emergency' declared by SA Premier

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SA Premier Steven Marshall says coronavirus is now being treated as a public health emergency, with health officers empowered to take all the necessary actions.

The number of coronavirus cases in South Australia has more than doubled in the last few days, with the total rising from seven a week ago."She wasn't infectious on her flight, she was not showing any of the symptoms," Mr Marshall said.

The state's Communicable Diseases Control Branch is currently working to contact passengers who were on the flight. "Of those 20, 18 of them are people who were returning from overseas travel, one from interstate travel and one person who acquired this disease from living with a person who had contracted the coronavirus," he said.

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Which coronavirus is causing the health emergency declaration? I'm sure you're referring to COVID-19 and not SARS or MERS. Why do you continually use a generic term?

What a Shame! NSW PM and all the health officials! No any Action this week except for the increasing number of confirmed and suspicious cases. Declare the EMERGENCY! Close All the Schools and Universities! Encourage Work from Home. Discourage the use of public transportation.

Looks like the outgoing labor government left no Ca$h for a crisis. Lovely.

Why isn't this national ?

Now do Victoria. FlattenTheCurve

Awaiting the 'more to come' in regards to what actions are being taken.

So what does that mean?

The biggest problem is that we are relying on the lowest common denominators to make the right decisions for the rest of us...and the very lowest, lives in a big White House.

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