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Frank Chung is a senior journalist at news.com.au covering topics including local and international breaking news, politics, culture, media and technology. In his previous role as finance editor he wrote about economics, retail, industrial relations, small business, consumer affairs and real estate.

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Health & Safety

Sydney University student Karen Ji. Picture: BBC

‘Very angry’: Chinese student’s $20k trip

A Chinese student says she feels betrayed by Australia after spending nearly $20,000 because of the coronavirus travel ban.

Health Problems

This handout illustration image obtained February 27, 2020 courtesy of the National Institutes of Health taken with a transmission electron microscope shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the US, as Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab - the spikes on the outer edge of the virus particles give coronaviruses their name, crown-like. - President Donald Trump has played down fears of a major coronavirus outbreak in the United States, even as infections ricochet around the world, prompting a ban on pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. China is no longer the only breeding ground for the deadly virus as countries fret over possible contagion coming from other hotbeds of infection, including Iran, South Korea and Italy. There are now more daily cases being recorded outside China than inside the country, where the virus first emerged in December, according to the World Health Organization. (Photo by Handout / National Institutes of Health / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

‘Like a combination of SARS and AIDS’

Chinese doctors say autopsies of coronavirus patients suggest the deadly illness is “like a combination of SARS and AIDS” that can cause “irreversible” lung damage.

Health Problems

Man arrested for filming piles of bodies

Iran has arrested a man who allegedly filmed piles of stacked corpses inside a morgue. WARNING: Graphic images

Retail

Old Town Hong Kong in Barangaroo is challenging Sydneysiders to an Unlimited Dumpling Feast. Picture: Supplied

More Chinese restaurants go bust

More Chinese restaurants have gone into liquidation in Sydney as the coronavirus sales slump leaves traders unable to pay their bills.

ExclusiveRetail

Yum Cha at Phoenix restaurant at Parramatta Westfields. They have one of the largest selections in Sydney. Pork and Prawn Dim Sim.

Coronavirus claims Sydney yum cha icon

A popular Sydney Chinese restaurant famed for its yum cha has collapsed as the coronavirus downturn escalates.

Small Business

Spotted in the the window of Mandurah t-shirt shop Krazy Teez. Picture: Mandurah Mail

Store not sorry for ‘Wife Basher’ shirt

A store owner has defended a “Wife Basher” T-shirt on display in his window amid complaints it condones domestic violence.

Pets

ESCAPE: Two cute pomeranian dogs smiling on car, going for travel or outing. Pet life and family concept Picture: Istock

Dog ‘tests positive’ for coronavirus

A pet dog belonging to a coronavirus patient in Hong Kong has tested “weak positive” for COVID-19, the city’s government says.

EXCLUSIVEMedia

Fictional characters B1 and B2 from ABC children's TV program

One third say ABC ‘out of touch’

A new poll suggests the ABC is out of touch with the views of “ordinary Aussies” – and a surprising age group is turning against the broadcaster.

Social Media

Book’s eerie coronavirus prediction

A paperback thriller written in 1981 appears to contain frighteningly accurate predictions about the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

Asia

‘Cremated alive’: Truth about viral video

A viral video in which a Wuhan woman claims she witnessed coronavirus patients being cremated alive is “false information”, fact checkers say.

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