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Australia Reports Its First Confirmed Case of New Coronavirus

Australia reported its first confirmed case of coronavirus.

Australia Reports Its First Confirmed Case of New Coronavirus
A woman wearing a face mask sits near the Sydney Opera House shrouded in haze in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. (Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg)

(Bloomberg) -- Australia reported its first confirmed case of coronavirus following the infection of a Wuhan man who flew into Melbourne from China on Jan. 19.

“Victoria has followed its strict protocols, including isolating the affected person,” Australian Chief Medical Officer Professor Brendan Murphy said in a statement. “I understand the patient has pneumonia and is in a stable condition.”

Australia has raised the level of travel advice for Wuhan and Hubei Province to “Level 4 -- do not travel.”

To contact the reporter on this story: Michael Heath in Sydney at mheath1@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Shamim Adam at sadam2@bloomberg.net, Siraj Datoo

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