An elderly Perth man has become the first person in Australia to die from the coronavirus, while four people who recently returned from Iran have been confirmed as the latest to test positive for the disease.
James Kwan, 78, contracted the virus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.
He died at Perth’s Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on Sunday morning after being transferred there from a quarantine facility at Howard Springs in the Northern Territory.
Australia’s health authorities are bracing for more cases of coronavirus as the deadly disease rapidly spreads.
“With the international spread of this virus, it is almost inevitable that we will see more cases of COVID-19 in Australia in coming weeks,” Health Minister Greg Hunt said.
Read more: https://indaily.com.au/news/2020/03/02/first-coronavirus-death-in-australia-as-cases-rise-louvre-shuts/
