In the fortnight or so since coronavirus began making serious news headlines in Australia, the Morrison government has consistently been behind the curve in terms of its response, until this weekend.
When confronted with the potential spread of the virus, some other nations reacted with extreme caution and enacted the strongest possible response. In Britain, part of Heathrow Airport was cordoned off for flights arriving from infected cities in China, where passengers could be extensively screened and examined by health officials before they could proceed into Britain.
In Italy some passengers weren’t even allowed disembark their aircraft before health officials could come on board in full protective gear to...
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