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In case you missed it, Australia has leapt ahead of the World Health Organisation and is set to declare a coronavirus pandemic, preparing health authorities for a sustained outbreak as the disease spreads around the world.

The virus has now killed 2800 people and infected 82,164 worldwide. 32,897 have recovered. Australia has had 15 confirmed cases to date - Thursday was the first day where there were more new reported cases of coronavirus in the rest of the world than in China.