Our plan tonight is to arm you with the facts about #coronavirus that you need to know - whether you're likely to catch it, how it might impact your day to day life, how it's spreading around the world and the impact that might have on Australia's economy. #abc730
Businessman James Kwan, 78, died this week, becoming Australia's first victim of the #coronavirus. He was on a family holiday aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship when he contracted the disease. #abc730 @jason_om
James Kwan’s wife Teresa, 79, tested positive too, and both were transferred to Darwin for quarantine and then to Perth. Their son Edwin also has the disease and remains in a Japanese hospital. #abc730 #coronavirus
Australian couple Karen and Jason Honey were also on the Diamond Princess and also have #coronavirus. They're stuck in a Japanese hospital where they're not allowed to have physical contact. #abc730
Karen Honey’s illness began with a few aches, progressing to coughing and a high fever. Jason Honey has no symptoms despite testing positive. #abc730 #coronavirus
“I have a big family and my kids use #toiletpaper like it's going out of fashion. I’ve also bought some seeds just in case there's an interruption to the fresh food supply chain.” – Marilee Mai from Sydney has been stocking up on supplies. #abc730 #coronavirus
“The main concern is unexplained transmission - when we see a case pop up suddenly in the middle of the community who really has no risk factors and we have no idea how they got it, that’s what we’re worried about.” - Prof Raina Macintyre @KirbyInstitute #abc730 #coronavirus
"It's definitely true that the majority of cases are going to be very mild and many will be indistinguishable from the common cold which makes it much harder to actually diagnose." - @AmeshAA #abc730 #coronavirus
Authorities looking at 'scaling up' #coronavirus testing capabilities around the country. #abc730 @latingle #auspol abc.net.au/news/2020-03-0…
"It has already killed more people in seven weeks than Ebola has killed in our second-worst outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo in nearly two years." - Dr Margaret Harris @WHO. #abc730 #coronavirus
"The impact is really quite severe on tourism. We heard yesterday from the head of Tourism Australia that bookings are down 30%, and this comes off the back of the bushfire crisis, as well." - @felicity_emmett, ANZ economist. #abc730 #coronavirus
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