Here in Australia we have just passed 100 people infected with the virus, the federal government has committed two and a half billion dollars to the health system for checks. The health system is usually handled jointly by the state and federal governments but for this exercise 55% of the cost is being borne by the federal government, We have already closed some schools and universities. The quarantining began over three weeks ago and will continue for anyone arriving from designated danger areas, Italy was put on the list today. Weirdly enough most of the panic buying has been for toilet paper and pasta! People who feel unwell and have reason to believe they may have been in contact with the disease are advise to self isolate. Testing stations have been set up outside major hospitals. So far we have had 3 confirmed deaths from Covid19. We rely heavily on Chinese trade, tourism and student enrollments so the economic effect has already been felt.