Australians Banned From Leaving the Country, And Other New Measures Amid CCP Virus Outbreak

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on March 24, 2020. Lukas Coch/Pool/Getty Images

Australians will be banned from traveling overseas under a further crackdown on trips as the government tries to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Exceptions will be made for aid workers, some other government and commercial workers, and people seeking to go overseas on compassionate grounds.