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March 03, 2020 08: 46:04
Coronavirus is spreading a lot more quickly outside China than within the country, leading the world into uncharted area, however the outbreak can still be consisted of, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has actually stated.
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Backslaps, not handshakes
Australians have actually been motivated to forgo handshaking in action to the very first transmissions of COVID-19 on Australian soil,
A 53- year-old health employee and a 41- year-old woman, both in Sydney, have contracted the infection without leaving the nation.
Contagious illness specialist Robert Booy from the University of Sydney said we could slow an epidemic by taking sensible steps– such as avoiding handshakes and washing hands frequently.