Risk of coronavirus spreading in Australia to worsen, with one month the most dangerous
- Mar 3, 2020
- 1 min read
The risk of the deadly coronavirus spreading in Australia will increase over coming months as the mercury drops and instances of colds and flu spike, official modelling shows.
West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has revealed that authorities are bracing for the worst, as the number of countries battling the virus passes 60 and the death toll hits 3000.
“The modelling indicates that potentially, in late April or May, there may be greater spread of the illness here in Australia, and at that point in time obviously we would need to ramp up some of our activities,” Mr McGowan told reporters.
“The peak would then hit us in potentially August, which is obviously not a great month because our coldest months with the highest level of flu.”
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