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Still in Australia, and the government has updated its official travel advice for Japan and South Korea due to concerns about the spread of coronavirus.
Travellers are being told to “exercise a high degree of caution due to a heightened risk of sustained local transmission of coronavirus (Covid-19)”.
The Australian stock exchange has plummeted after offshore markets fell on fears the virus is spreading across Asia and may affect global economic stability.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell was a 116.7 points in the first half hour of trade, or 1.63%, to 7,022.3.
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