Coronavirus: What to do if major events are cancelled
As Australia's 2020 NRL season fast approaches, stadiums could look like ghost towns amid the coronavirus crisis.
While Prime Minister Scott Morrison says it is business as usual, health authorities are warning certain precautions will need to be taken.
"I'm looking forward to getting to places of mass gathering, particularly if it involves my football team playing, or going to kids concerts or doing any of these things," Mr Morrison said.
"Australians should continue to go about their lives in a normal way."
As Australia's 2020 NRL season fast approaches, stadiums could look like ghost towns amid the coronavirus crisis. A Current Affair
But the rest of the world is taking more drastic actions with a mass lockdown in Italy prompting cancellations of sporting events and people being urged to stay at home.
As other countries fight to stop the coronavirus spreading, Australia is seeing mass panic and items like toilet paper flying off the shelves.
"The reason people are panicking at the moment is they are getting inconsistent information and they are confused and worried," Doctor Kerryn Phelps told A Current Affair.
She said the next few weeks will be crucial in stopping the spread of the virus.
"There's no question that Australian authorities are going to have to start looking at major events like sporting events and entertainment events to see whether they need to be abandoned entirely or delayed," Dr Phelps said.
As other countries fight to stop the coronavirus spreading, Australia is seeing mass panic and items like toilet paper flying off the shelves. A Current Affair
"If you have any symptoms, please don't go, please don't put other people at risk."
With today's announcement that pop superstar Miley Cyrus was cancelling her Australian bushfire relief concert to protect her crew members and comedian Russell Brand also cancelling his Perth show last night, NRL and AFL matches are also likely to be affected.
The Sydney Royal Easter Show and Anzac Day parades are also just around the corner so what will happen if these events are cancelled?
"If someone has a ticket to an event, they are entitled to a refund," NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rose Webb told A Current Affair.
"They haven't got the service they paid for and therefore they are entitled to a refund."
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