The emergence of the 2019 novel coronavirus in China has required a global robust public health response to limit the spread of this virus.
We acknowledge that the public health measures taken to prevent the circulation of coronavirus in Australia have been enormously disruptive, but necessary. We take the issues of proportionality, reasonableness and evidence very seriously. Our recommendations to governments, over the last few weeks, made difficult as we continue to learn much about this new virus, have not been taken lightly or without regard to potential consequences.