BREAKING: The first case of Coronavirus has been confirmed in Australia. 9News
Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said on Saturday morning a case of the respiratory condition had been confirmed in a man who last week returned from China.The Chinese national in his 50s had been in Wuhan, a city of 11 million people which has been the epicentre of the outbreak.A number of people have already been cleared in both states.
The virus has already killed more than 40 people in China and infected upward of 1000 people around the world.
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