Thousands of Australians arrive from China, Japan and Middle East

Thousands of Australians arriving from China, Japan and the Middle East ignore coronavirus social distancing rules after landing at Sydney Airport

Thousands of Australians ignored social distancing rules after landing at Sydney Airport this morning.

A shocking video shows the passengers standing within touching distance of one another as they queued for immigration – despite government advice to keep 1.5 meters apart to slow the spread of coronavirus.

Although many international flights have been cancelled, planes arrived today from all over the world including Doha in Qatar, Shanghai in China and Tokyo in Japan.

Thousands of Australians ignored social distancing rules after landing at Sydney Airport this morning

Only Australian citizens and permanent residents were allowed on the flights after the government closed the border to foreigners. 

The travellers were told to self-isolate for 14 days after entering the country. 

The video was taken by broadcast voice coach Sally Prosser, who shared it on Twitter and wrote: ‘I’m livid’. 

Signs have been put up around Sydney Airport to tell people to keep 1.5 metres apart.

The airport has also rolled out more hand sanitisers and switched to hospital grade disinfectants and cleaning products.

A spokesman told Daily Mail Australia: ‘We are supporting Federal and State Government agencies as they conduct health assessments and roll out passenger information campaigns regarding self-isolation and social distancing.’  

Daily Mail Australia has contacted the Department of Home Affairs for comment.   

The video was taken by broadcast voice coach Sally Prosser, who shared it on Twitter and wrote: 'I'm livid'

The video was taken by broadcast voice coach Sally Prosser, who shared it on Twitter and wrote: ‘I’m livid’

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