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Australian cities rank among the top spots in a list of places which have the highest risk from the spread of the deadly coronavirus outbreak outside of China, according to a leading university.
The University of Southampton’s WorldPop researchers analysed the volume of travellers entering countries from high-risk cities within China prior to and after Chinese New Year, giving countries a risk percentage.
Australia ranks 10th, higher than Macau (13th) – China’s special administrative region which shares a border with the mainland.
Thailand ranks first with a risk factor of 15 per cent, twice that of third-place Hong Kong, while Japan is second with an 11.5 per cent risk.
