Two people in Queensland are being tested for the deadly coronavirus, health authorities say
Four others have been tested and cleared, Queensland's Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young announced on Friday.
"We've already tested four individuals who were suspected cases. All four came back negative," she told reporters on Friday.NSW Health announced four cases were under investigation but stressed there have been no confirmed cases of the virus. It has killed 25 people in China and infected more than 800 there. None of the international cases confirmed so far have involved deaths.
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