Coronavirus pandemic likely, Australia's prime minister says

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday there was every sign the world is about to be gripped by a pandemic of coronavirus, as Canberra kicked off emergency measures to restrain the spread of the disease. Coronavirus has infected about 80,000 people worldwide and killed more than 2,700, the vast majority in China. While the spread has slowed within China, Morrison said the escalation across Europe, Asia and the Americas makes the chance of a pandemic more likely. "We believe...