6 Feb 2020

Regional cooperation to keep coronavirus out of Pacific

From , 5:01 am on 6 February 2020

With the Wuhan coronavirus spreading to more than 23 countries including Australia, extra effort is being put in to keep it out of the Pacific. 

The virus has killed about 500 people in China, prompting several Pacific countries to tighten border restrictions. 

Jenny Meyer reports.

Air New Zealand's flight NZ1942 touches down on kiwi soil. It is the Air New Zealand flight chartered by the government to evacuate people from Wuhan during the coronavirus outbreak.

Air New Zealand's flight NZ1942 touches down on kiwi soil. It is the Air New Zealand flight chartered by the government to evacuate people from Wuhan during the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook