Public servant Malcolm Scriber and his family, who live in Hobart, were on holiday visiting relatives in the coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan when the city was put under quarantine on January 23.

Qantas has suspended all of its flights to China as the deadly coronavirus becomes a global emergency.  

The Qantas rescue flight which lifted hundreds of Australian citizens from Wuhan took an unexpected route on its flight to Western Australia on Monday.

Daniel Ou Yang, from Roseville in Sydney's upper north shore, had been visiting his family for Chinese New Year when the outbreak turned the city into a ghost town.

A union delegate from the Transport Workers Union (TWU) told other Qantas employees that it was unsafe to work on any planes that had come from Beijing or Shanghai.

Qantas will more than double the number of flights between Adelaide and Kangaroo Island after a decision by Regional Express to withdraw from the route.

The flight touched down on Wednesday and passengers from New Zealand and the Pacific Islands were immediately taken to Whangaparaoa military base for a 14-day quarantine.

A flight aimed at evacuating the Australian citizens and permanent residents from Wuhan to and old mining facility in Darwin has left China after it was delayed.

Up to 100 Australians still remain in the Chinese coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan after 266 'clinically well' evacuees arrived in Darwin on a chartered Qantas flight on Sunday.

Jetstar baggage handlers and ground crew are set for a 24-hour strike over the Australian budget airline's current employment proposal.

A large group of Australians quarantined on a coronavirus-hit cruise ship in Japan for two weeks are now on their way home on a special Qantas flight, but 10 have been left behind.

Two Australian actors have hit out at the firm for the policy, which they said removes the points without warning - despite collecting them for 15 years.

Qantas flew three planes carrying passengers from the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak back to Australia. The airline stepped up cleaning efforts to make sure future passengers weren't at risk.

Virgin Australia shares are worth less than 10 cents. Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's has warned the airline's debt problems were likely to worsen in light of the coronavirus.

Qantas became the latest airline to slash flights on Tuesday as the travel industry battles a sharp reduction in bookings amid the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus.

The CEO of the Qantas Group, Alan Joyce, announced on Tuesday that major capacity cuts would be brought in to fight the plunging demand for international travel.

Qantas passengers will be able to cancel booked flights and use the credit to reschedule trips later on.

Qantas and Jetstar have slashed 90 per cent of their international flights. The cuts would initially be in place from the end of March until the end of May this year.

Qantas has told 30,000 staff members to take unpaid leave until May.

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has defended the decision to stand down 20,000 staff in the face of the coronavirus outbreak which he described as the worst crisis to ever hit the airline industry.

Almost 90,000 Australians lost their jobs on Monday as the government moved to shut all pubs, bars, cinemas and gyms in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Virgin Australia has complained to the competition regulator about Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce's suggestion it would be unfair for the government to prop up one airline.

The 2GB morning show host slammed the airline boss as Qantas continues international flights before they're suspended next week, despite the outbreak growing to 2,675 cases in Australia and 11 deaths.

Virgin Australia has warned the cost of flights would soar if the airline was forced to close, leaving Qantas and their budget arm Jetstar with a monopoly on the industry. 

Thousands of citizens are understood to be stranded overseas, but four international routes are now being subsidised by the federal government.

Both airlines announced 13 flights this month for Australians stuck overseas during the coronavirus pandemic after the government agreed to subsidise service costs.

Virgin Australia will give back annual leave to thousands of workers that were stood down amid the outbreak of coronavirus after the federal parliament passed the $1500 fortnightly wage subsidy.

It would supplement a federal government package worth $1billion which has already been committed to the ailing Australian aviation industry hit hard by the crisis' impact on global travel.

Worrying clusters have emerged in recent days of Qantas cabin crew and their family being infected with COVID-19 - including 15 reported cases from a rescue flight from Santiago on March 29.

Virgin Australia has plunged into another trading halt during the coronavirus crisis as the airline waits on a potential bailout package from the federal government.

An aviation insider fears the demise of Virgin Australia would give Qantas a licence to charge $1,000 for a Sydney to Melbourne airfare. Velocity Frequent Flyer points are also at risk.

The Transport Workers Union took the airline to the Federal Court on behalf of workers on sick leave who can no longer access the entitlement after Qantas stood down two thirds of its workforce.

Qantas has moved to revamp its credit policy during the coronavirus crisis after a wave of anger from out-of-pocket customers.

Qantas could drop the price of regional flights to just $19 as the airline tries desperately to recover from the coronavirus shutdown.

5,500 workers at Dnata, which supplies frozen meals to businesses like Qantas received the news they were no longer eligible for the $1500/fortnight payment on Monday.

Veteran Robert Embleton, 79, was left devastated by residents' response when he returned to his Plymouth retirement home after beating coronavirus in hospital.

A woman in her 40s was found dead after emergency services were called to Greenall Court in Prescot, Merseyside, at around 3.30am on Saturday. A man, 38, was arrested at the scene.

Deputy director of China's National Health Commission Li Bin said that reforms are underway to improve the country's disease prevention and control mechanisms.

'We've been working with them, but we have not given the green light,' Alameda County Health Officer Erica Pan said of Tesla. 'We have not said it is appropriate to move forward.'

The Italian public took to bicycles around the Piazza Venezia and the Via dei Fori Imperiali in Rome while people of all ages walked and cycled to Ruffini Park in Turin during Phase Two of lockdown.

Essex cancer patient Archie Wilks, four, (right) was allowed outdoors for a family walk after testing negative for coronavirus. He walked through fields with his twin brother Henry (left) and parents.

Ms Nandy has raised the case with the UK ambassador to the US, Karen Pierce. Harry, 19, was killed when his motorbike crashed into a car outside a US military base in Northamptonshire.

Equalities Minister Liz Truss ordered EqualiTeach to stop using the logo of the Government Equalities Office on its controversial guidelines stating teachers must allow trans pupils to use toilets of their choice.

The assistant has not been around Ivanka Trump for weeks and has been working remotely. Both Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, tested negative for COVID-19.

President Trump accused Democrats in California of attempting to 'steal another election' on Saturday

Rosie O'Donnell began helping Michael Cohen with his tell-all book after she visited him in prison in Otisville, New York

Officials are refusing to provide a breakdown of exactly who is being tested for coronavirus amid accusations that the Government is massaging figures to hit targets set by Matt Hancock (pictured).

Polar Vortex has blasted into the northeast with record low temperatures, winds and snow. Mt. Washington has a low of just 10 degrees, while Death Valley, California, is could reach 110 degrees.

El Nacional published allegedly deleted tweets from state military command ZODI La Guaira center which claimed that Russian special forces members were aiding the search for coup members.

In a video posted on the event's Twitter account, the Duke of Sussex urged the 'Invictus family' to look out for each other and encouraged them to get involved with virtual activities.