Regional Australia is preparing for a coronavirus outbreak

Supermarkets across Albury-Wodonga and as far north as Corryong are selling out of essentials and the number of people seeking coronavirus testing is growing by the day as fears hit regional Australia.

Dr Davies rejects the notion that Albury-Wodonga Health won’t have the staff or resources to cope with an outbreak, saying measures have been put in place should the hospital be overwhelmed. “That was really frustrating that once we were out we couldn’t replenish our stocks, we have a couple of times since then and run out again. We’re asking people 'just buy what you need'.”The new federal travel restrictions are also impacting holiday plans.

She says typically, cancellations are rare, with an average of just one per month, but in the last two weeks she’s had 25 customers cancel their trips.

But then again, that's the whole point. PLANdemic

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