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Key moments from the National Cabinet press conference after meeting on UK coronavirus strain

National Cabinet has agreed to a range of changes to try and prevent as much as possible a more infectious strain of the coronavirus, originally from the United Kingdom, finding its way into the Australian community again in the future.
At the moment, 80 per cent of Australians overseas are in countries that have confirmed cases from the new strain.
While health authorities had considered blocking flights from countries where the strain is, they didn’t recommend the Government go down that path.
“That would be a very significant step, but it would have meant not just one country — it’d mean the whole world,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.
Here are five of the key changes announced today.
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