Overnight, the World Health Organisation declared the spread of
the novel coronavirus a global health emergency. As the world
watches the coronavirus outbreak unfold, employers no doubt have
questions about what they should be doing to ensure the safety of
their employees, especially as government guidelines seem to be
changing on a daily basis as the virus spreads and develops.
The
Department of Health has urged Australians that have been in
Wuhan or the Hubei province, or in contact with someone who has
been infected with the virus, to self-isolate for 14 days. This has
been the position for some days. For those who have travelled to
China outside of the Hubei province, the initial Department advice
was that there is no need to self-isolate unless the individual is
showing symptoms of the virus.
