Coronavirus news updates: concern as Britons defy stay-at-home orders; Italy tightens lockdown
People in the UK flock to seaside towns in defiance of crucial orders to stay at home, as the Australian government bans non-essential domestic travel and flags local lockdowns
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In the Pacific island state of Hawaii, governor David Ige has just announced a mandatory 14 day quarantine period for any new arrival. It is the first US state to enact such measures.
The process is much the same as that in other places - on arrival at the airport passengers must declare where they intend to self-isolate for 14 days, and go straight there. They can only leave for medical emergencies or to seek medical care.
Back at the press conference with Australia’s PM:
There is an extraordinary story in Australia this weekend, where almost 2,700 people were allowed to disembark a cruiseship in Sydney despite several people on board testing positive. Some of those passengers have since travelled on to other places in Australia.
Related: Ruby Princess logged 158 cases of illness before passengers disembarked without coronavirus testing
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