Would you visit China?

[p--and--t]

I would far rather spend $1000 for a fortnight visiting Christmas Island than a "cash-neutral" experience of being shipped to some internal NZ asylum

The only part of CI they likely will get to see is the roadside between the airport and the detention centre. Probably not "holiday snaps" or Instagram potential I would think.

 

[only4tehlulz]

Non Australians / residents are not able to enter Australia...just announced...and "Do Not Travel to China" apparently

link please??

 

[offshore171]

DFAT has just now upgraded travel advice to Australians for the whole of mainland China to level 4, which is “do not travel”.

 

[only4tehlulz]

DFAT has just now upgraded travel advice to Australians for the whole of mainland China to level 4, which is “do not travel”.

Smartraveler still has "reconsider need to travel" and "do not travel for Hubei". Can someone share the source for the above?

 

[Pushka]

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coronavirushit - interesting conjoined words. I think this may be paywalled. Wording has changed to make it level 4.

 

[daft009]

Wonder how air freight is going to be effected?

 

[kpc]

Coronavirus: Tenth Australian coronavirus case confirmed

New Zealand joins a growing list of countries to ban travellers from China after Australia announced its own ban on Saturday.

www.news.com.au

News item is being updated....saw the update on the 5pm TV news

 

[Pushka]

Smartraveler still has "reconsider need to travel" and "do not travel for Hubei". Can someone share the source for the above?

Just Announced by Morrison as well. Beat him to it!

 

[DC3]

I have business in China that I really would like to attend to in next couple weeks - cities I would be visiting are Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou - all a minimum 757km from Wuhan ....

Even if someone actually wants to go in the next couple of weeks, what would be the practical mode of transport, given that airlines are now cancelling flights?

Edit: Not to mention getting back

 

[offshore171]

And now they’ve closed the Australian border to non citizens arriving from China. Just announced.

 

[DC3]

Looks like some more YES votes have come in. Now 18% want to go.

Edit: Talk about living on the edge

 

[p--and--t]

How things can change in 24hrs,

I have business in China that I really would like to attend to in next couple weeks - cities I would be visiting are Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou - all a minimum 757km from Wuhan- would you go?

@Cruiser Elite will have to at a minimum to have an AU passport in order to return to AU and will then have to stay home for at least 2 weeks on return provided restrictions don't get tightened, and you don't get sick and you don't have someone living at home with a predisposition and may have to quarantine family members as well - no work, no school.

Is it worth it?

 

[DC3]

How things can change in 24hrs,


@Cruiser Elite will have to at a minimum to have an AU passport in order to return to AU and will then have to stay home for at least 2 weeks on return provided restrictions don't get tightened, and you don't get sick and you don't have someone living at home with a predisposition and may have to quarantine family members as well - no work, no school ...

Might have to dust off that private jet to China, then could chill out afterwards on The Island.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

CE is not absent - CE will await to make a decision Feb 15 - flts and hotels confirmed and our Chinese partners are totally aware of the situation.

SARS? Been there done that - CV? Who knows - time will tell - decision may be out of my hands - time will tell - you can move a mountain in 14 days

 

[love_the_life]

There is now a Do Not Travel To China.

Yes, which changes earlier thoughts,

 

[Dr Ralph]

Even if someone actually wants to go in the next couple of weeks, what would be the practical mode of transport, given that airlines are now cancelling flights?

Shanks pony.

 

[p--and--t]

Shanks pony.

the proverbial "slow boat to China"?

 

[DC3]

the proverbial "slow boat ...

I was just thinking that, although I think that it also refers to just doing a slow trip to anywhere/somewhere. But, yes, China in CE’s case.

Edit: Actually, the Banana Boat may be an even better solution

 

[kpc]

There are clearly 8 AFFers braver than me who still would go to China...I guess they have never seen a young fit healthy person clinging to life on an ECMO machine. Anyway I guess everyone makes their own decisions....

 

[tgh]

I had started a post early on that it was really a rhetorical question because events would control the outcome
It's arguably desirable to go to China , become infected and recover in au.. BEFORE the excreta hits the revolving object at home….
Down the track , au medical support may be thin on the ground as we lack the kind of nation building muscle demonstrated in the Wuhan hospital building exercise