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As the deadly continues to spread across Australia and the globe, doctors are baffled by children's apparent resistance to the illness.    
Australians were on Monday told to swap handshakes for 'pats on the back' and to be cautious about who they kiss as the number of cases climbed to 33 - including the first via human-to-human transmission.     
Supermarket shelves are turning bare amid heightened anxiety about the virus - and the South Australian government is moving to introduce laws which would allow police to arrest people at risk of spreading COVID-19. 
Amid growing fears of a full-blown epidemic, health authorities are trying to wrap their heads around why children have not been struck down by severe symptoms.
Australia's chief medical officer Dr Brendan Murphy said it was very 'unusual' when compared to influenza.
'We don't know whether children might be getting the disease but [their symptoms] are so mild they are not being picked up, or they're not becoming sick, or whether they are somehow less susceptible,' he said.    
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Australia reached 33 on Monday March 2
NSW Health announced three new coronavirus cases on Monday afternoon. Two of the three latest infections were from human-to-human transmission, https://weareliferuiner.com/korean-chocolate-milk-how-to-make/ where patients contracted the virus without leaving the country
Professor Robert Booy from the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance said children abroad only seemed to suffer mild symptoms, reported. 
'Those children who did contract the virus overseas have only had mild symptoms such as fever and upper respiratory symptoms,' he said.
'In adults, they are reacting quite violently because perhaps they have seen a previous coronavirus infection and that's set up the immune system to react inappropriately and excessively.' 
Meanwhile, in an extraordinary move, South Australian Premier Steven Marshall revealed his government will move to give police the power to detain those at risk of spreading the virus. 
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'We know people are anxious, and I assure the people of South Australia that you are unquestionably our priority,' he said.
Under the changes, patients can be ordered by officers to remain at a hospital or quarantine facility or require them to undergo testing or counselling.
Health Minister Stephen Wade said the health system was prepared for any scenario, but authorities must plan for the worst.
'Key to being prepared is to ensure that our public health experts have the tools they need to be nimble and proactive in controlling any possible outbreak scenario,' he said.
'The limited amendments ...

will provide greater capacity to rapidly respond and contain public health risks.'
Opposition leader Peter Malinauskas said Labor would support the changes. 
Health authorities are still trying to wrap their heads around the spread of the coronavirus but have been surprised to note children have not been struck down by severe symptoms (stock image)
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