Coronavirus: Man with virus may have been infectious while onboard Canberra-Sydney flights

Andrew Brown
Updated March 8 2020 - 5:49pm, first published 1:00pm
Health authorities are trying to contact passengers onboard two flights between Canberra and Sydney on February 28 after one passenger tested positive for coronavirus. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Health authorities are trying to contact passengers onboard two flights between Canberra and Sydney on February 28 after one passenger tested positive for coronavirus. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Authorities are searching for people who came in contact with an Australian Defence Force member with coronavirus who flew in and out of Canberra for a meeting last month.

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Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown

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I've been part of the Canberra Times since 2016, after reporting at local papers in Sydney's north-west. Since starting at the paper I've had stints on the Sunday Times, on the early morning breaking news round, and now as a general reporter, covering the ins and outs of anything and everything happening in Canberra, with a focus on health.

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