Type of Intervention: Advisory
Sectors Involved: Immigration
Intervention Categories: International travel measures; Significant measures; First cases or deaths
Level of Jurisdiction: Federal
Lead People/Agency: Chief Medical Officer, Australian Health Protection Principle Committee
Overview: Do not travel’ advice for Hubei Province issued following first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Australia. The patient flew to Melbourne from Guandong on 19 January.
Full details here: https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-greg-hunt-mp/media/first-confirmed-case-of-novel-coronavirus-in-australia
Other links: 1
Type of Justification: First confirmed case in Australia
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – government