Government ready to enforce strict laws to combat COVID-19 spread

Attorney-General Christian Porter during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday March 3, 2020. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Attorney-General Christian Porter Source: AAP

As the COVID-19 outbreak intensifies, federal authorities have foreshadowed using strict biosecurity laws to restrict the movement of those suspected to have the coronavirus.


It could involve declaring designating zones like sporting venues and schools out-of-bounds and the quarantining of clinics where patients have presented.


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