Coronavirus latest updates: Australia initiates emergency plan as Trump says risk to US is 'very low'

Losses on Asian stock markets mount as Saudi Arabia bans entry of religious pilgrims over virus fears. Follow our live news Trump puts VP Pence in charge of US responseStaff at Australian hospital racially abused over coronavirus panicMore new cases outside China than inside, says WHOCoronavirus map: how Covid-19 is spreading across the worldInquiry opens into hospitals at centre of Italy outbreak 5.08am GMT Q: Will there be further extensions of the travel ban?A: It’s being monitored week