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The Australian market is continuing to slide, falling by about 1.3% shortly after 11am.
Airline Qantas, which has cut its international capacity by a quarter because of the coronavirus, has again been hammered, plunging more than 9% to make it the biggest loser among the top 200 companies listed on the ASX in trading so far today.
Good morning and welcome to our continued live coverage of the coronavirus crisis. The Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, is expected to make an announcement shortly about the establishment of pop-up fever clinics.
This is how things currently stand.
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