Type of Intervention: Advisory
Sectors Involved: Tourism
Intervention Categories: International travel measures
Level of Jurisdiction: Western Australia
Lead People/Agency: Department of Health
Overview: Perth Airport will increase screening for passengers returning from China to help prevent the coronavirus outbreak from spreading to Western Australia.
Department of Health chief health officer Dr Andrew Robertson said the department was considering several measures to quarantine the novel coronavirus, which emerged in the capital of China’s central Hubei province, Wuhan, in December last year.
Full details here: https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/it-s-an-evolving-disease-perth-airport-on-alert-over-deadly-coronavirus-20200122-p53tts.html
Type of Justification: No justification given
Source of Evidence or Justification: World Health Organisation
Evidence/Justification: No specific justification, but article mentions WHO