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The first Australian case of coronavirus has been confirmed, with a man being held under isolation in a Melbourne hospital.
News of the case came after Chinese authorities said the death toll from the outbreak had jumped to 41, with 1,287 confirmed cases.
The Melbourne patient is a Chinese man in his 50s who recently spent time in the city of Wuhan, where the deadly outbreak is believed to have originated in an illegal wildlife market.
He is in a stable condition at the Monash Medical Centre.
He spent two weeks in Wuhan before coming to Australia, arriving in Melbourne on China Southern Airlines flight CZ321 from Guangzhou on the morning of Sunday, January 19, and has been with his family since then.
© Steve Parsons/PA Images via Getty Images Passengers in the arrivals concourse.
The first leg of his trip was from Wuhan to Guangzhou.
This morning Victorian Health said it was "highly likely" more coronavirus infections would be confirmed, but said the risk of the disease spreading from person to person in the general community was low.
All the other passengers who were on the man's flight are being contacted by health authorities. The man's family is being closely monitored for any signs of illness.
Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said "the gentleman and the family did everything right."
"He exhibited no symptoms on the flight and when he did experience some symptoms of illness they contacted the GP on Thursday, they called ahead and he was double-masked when he presented to the GP clinic.
"He was not confirmed to have coronavirus by the GP. The family contacted the Monash Medical Centre on Friday, they called ahead of time and again he was masked before he turned up at [emergency] and [was] immediately put into isolation."
Victoria's deputy chief health officer Angie Bone said she was concerned that the GP did not link a person coming from Wuhan and a respiratory virus with a possible case of coronavirus, but she was "very glad that the family then brought extra help the following day when he clearly wasn't getting any better."
© REUTERS/Brian Snyder Coronavirus.
Dr Bone said the state would increase messaging to GPs and the doctor would be contacted and asked to monitor his own health.
Federal and state health ministers will convene a teleconference this afternoon to discuss Australia's response to the case.
People tested in NSW, entire cities in lockdown in China
New South Wales Health has confirmed five people in the state are being tested for coronavirus, but none of those cases have been confirmed.
Two people were discharged after returning negative test results in NSW yesterday. A child on an incoming flight prompted a scare at Sydney International airport last night, but Sydney Children's Hospital says the child was assessed and then released.
Europe's first three cases were confirmed in France on Friday, with two patients being hospitalised in Paris and the other in the south-western city of Bordeaux.
On the eve of the Lunar New Year, transportation has been shut down in at least 13 Chinese cities with a combined population of some 36 million people.
At least eight hospitals in Wuhan issued public calls for donations of masks, goggles, gowns and other protective medical gear, according to notices online.
China's Government announced it was sending in military medics to Wuhan.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the new coronavirus an "emergency in China" but stopped short of declaring it of international concern.
Symptoms include fever, difficulty breathing and coughing. Most of the fatalities have been elderly people, many with pre-existing conditions, the WHO said.
© Don Arnold/Getty Images Tourists arriving in Sydney.
Thailand has confirmed four cases, Japan, South Korea and the United States have confirmed two cases each, while Taiwan and Singapore have reported one each.
Indian authorities say an Indian nurse working in Saudi Arabia has also been infected, but Saudi health authorities say there has been no cases in the country so far.
Airports worldwide are screening passengers arriving from China, with the US warning travellers to exercise increased caution in China.
Hong Kong, which has two confirmed cases, is turning two holiday camps into quarantine stations as a precaution. Taiwan has banned anyone from Wuhan from going to the island.
Australians urged not to travel to Wuhan and Hubei
The Federal Government has raised travel advice for the province of Hubei, which includes the city of Wuhan, in China to the highest level, due to the threat posed by the coronavirus.
The level four warning urges Australians not to travel to the region.
Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Chinese authorities had restricted travel in at least five Hubei cities and Australians going there may not be able to leave until restrictions are lifted.
Travellers are being warned that the level of assistance the Government can provide is limited.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australians should be assured that all necessary procedures were "swinging into place".
"The confirmation today by Victorian authorities of the coronavirus case was a matter that had been anticipated," Mr Morrison said.
"The Australian Government, of course, has been taking this issue incredibly seriously and we have activated all the necessary precautions and procedures.
"I want to assure Australians our officials, our medical experts, clinicians, our border security officials and agencies, our biosecurity professionals, are working closely together at a Commonwealth and state level.
"I'd urge Australians to go about their day, to go about their business, with the knowledge that professionals and experts — that are there to provide the support that is needed in times like this — are on the job."
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/aust...oll-rises-in-china/ar-BBZj7EI?ocid=spartanntp
News of the case came after Chinese authorities said the death toll from the outbreak had jumped to 41, with 1,287 confirmed cases.
The Melbourne patient is a Chinese man in his 50s who recently spent time in the city of Wuhan, where the deadly outbreak is believed to have originated in an illegal wildlife market.
He is in a stable condition at the Monash Medical Centre.
He spent two weeks in Wuhan before coming to Australia, arriving in Melbourne on China Southern Airlines flight CZ321 from Guangzhou on the morning of Sunday, January 19, and has been with his family since then.
© Steve Parsons/PA Images via Getty Images Passengers in the arrivals concourse.
The first leg of his trip was from Wuhan to Guangzhou.
This morning Victorian Health said it was "highly likely" more coronavirus infections would be confirmed, but said the risk of the disease spreading from person to person in the general community was low.
All the other passengers who were on the man's flight are being contacted by health authorities. The man's family is being closely monitored for any signs of illness.
Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said "the gentleman and the family did everything right."
"He exhibited no symptoms on the flight and when he did experience some symptoms of illness they contacted the GP on Thursday, they called ahead and he was double-masked when he presented to the GP clinic.
"He was not confirmed to have coronavirus by the GP. The family contacted the Monash Medical Centre on Friday, they called ahead of time and again he was masked before he turned up at [emergency] and [was] immediately put into isolation."
Victoria's deputy chief health officer Angie Bone said she was concerned that the GP did not link a person coming from Wuhan and a respiratory virus with a possible case of coronavirus, but she was "very glad that the family then brought extra help the following day when he clearly wasn't getting any better."
© REUTERS/Brian Snyder Coronavirus.
Dr Bone said the state would increase messaging to GPs and the doctor would be contacted and asked to monitor his own health.
Federal and state health ministers will convene a teleconference this afternoon to discuss Australia's response to the case.
People tested in NSW, entire cities in lockdown in China
New South Wales Health has confirmed five people in the state are being tested for coronavirus, but none of those cases have been confirmed.
Two people were discharged after returning negative test results in NSW yesterday. A child on an incoming flight prompted a scare at Sydney International airport last night, but Sydney Children's Hospital says the child was assessed and then released.
Europe's first three cases were confirmed in France on Friday, with two patients being hospitalised in Paris and the other in the south-western city of Bordeaux.
On the eve of the Lunar New Year, transportation has been shut down in at least 13 Chinese cities with a combined population of some 36 million people.
At least eight hospitals in Wuhan issued public calls for donations of masks, goggles, gowns and other protective medical gear, according to notices online.
China's Government announced it was sending in military medics to Wuhan.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the new coronavirus an "emergency in China" but stopped short of declaring it of international concern.
Symptoms include fever, difficulty breathing and coughing. Most of the fatalities have been elderly people, many with pre-existing conditions, the WHO said.
© Don Arnold/Getty Images Tourists arriving in Sydney.
Thailand has confirmed four cases, Japan, South Korea and the United States have confirmed two cases each, while Taiwan and Singapore have reported one each.
Indian authorities say an Indian nurse working in Saudi Arabia has also been infected, but Saudi health authorities say there has been no cases in the country so far.
Airports worldwide are screening passengers arriving from China, with the US warning travellers to exercise increased caution in China.
Hong Kong, which has two confirmed cases, is turning two holiday camps into quarantine stations as a precaution. Taiwan has banned anyone from Wuhan from going to the island.
Australians urged not to travel to Wuhan and Hubei
The Federal Government has raised travel advice for the province of Hubei, which includes the city of Wuhan, in China to the highest level, due to the threat posed by the coronavirus.
The level four warning urges Australians not to travel to the region.
Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Chinese authorities had restricted travel in at least five Hubei cities and Australians going there may not be able to leave until restrictions are lifted.
Travellers are being warned that the level of assistance the Government can provide is limited.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australians should be assured that all necessary procedures were "swinging into place".
"The confirmation today by Victorian authorities of the coronavirus case was a matter that had been anticipated," Mr Morrison said.
"The Australian Government, of course, has been taking this issue incredibly seriously and we have activated all the necessary precautions and procedures.
"I want to assure Australians our officials, our medical experts, clinicians, our border security officials and agencies, our biosecurity professionals, are working closely together at a Commonwealth and state level.
"I'd urge Australians to go about their day, to go about their business, with the knowledge that professionals and experts — that are there to provide the support that is needed in times like this — are on the job."
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/aust...oll-rises-in-china/ar-BBZj7EI?ocid=spartanntp
