Australian stock market falls more than 2% over coronavirus impact

ASX declines for seventh day and Australian dollar hits decade low of US64.69c after worldwide spike in cases over the weekend

The Australian stock market opened 2.2% down on Monday morning, marking the seventh straight trading day of losses as the coronavirus spreads.

The S&P/ASX200 index was 144.2 points down at the start of trade on Monday.

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