At this point, I am concerned that politics is still taking precedence over saving lives. Australia seems to be doing the right thing, except for travel bans. The government swiftly imposed travel bans on China, South Korea and Iran, but inexplicably held off on Italy for more than a week (a cynic would say that it wasn’t that inexplicable, but let’s not get sidetracked).
The United States seems to be a hotbed of undiagnosed infection, and Americans are still streaming in. Tom Hanks (who, to be fair might have been infected in Australia) could be the tip of the iceberg.
Shutting down travel from the US to Australia might anger the US government, but it would seem to be a prudent action.
The US Schengen travel ban, exempting the UK, also seems to be cynical geopolitics, that could cost the UK more than the rest of Europe.
If geopolitics is a problem, then a full travel ban could be more palatable. The status quo is decidedly uncomfortable.