COVID-19 has spread to every state and territory in Australia, as the number of cases exceeded 150 and the Prime Minister sought advice on a travel ban on all travel from Europe.
NSW's Chief Medical Officer, Kerry Chant, said the virus could infect up to 20 per cent of the state's population, or 1.5 million people, after the number of cases in the state reached 78.
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