Health Authorities in New South Wales have confirmed three more cases of the deadly coronavirus, bringing the total to four around the country.
The patients, who recently returned from China, have been placed in isolation at a hospital in Sydney and are undergoing treatment.
The death toll from the virus which originated in Wuhan, China, has risen to 41 and infected more than 1,200 people globally. Image: Getty
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