2020 Coronavirus in Australia.
The World Health Organization says the official name for the disease caused by the new 2019-20 coronavirus is Covid-19.
3rd March 2020:
As at 06:30 hrs on 3 March 2020, Australia has had 33 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19).
10 cases arrived from the Diamond Princess repatriation flight from Japan.
15 cases arrived from China.
7 cases arrived from Iran.
1 case is an Australian doctor who has been infected in Australia.
21 of these cases are now reported to have recovered.
1 person has died. (James Kwan, 78, contracted the virus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.)
There have been about 89,907 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 3,084 reported deaths, worldwide.
29th February 2020:
As at 06:30 hrs on 29 February 2020, Australia has 25 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19):
9 in Queensland
4 in New South Wales
7 in Victoria
3 in South Australia
2 in Western Australia
9 cases arrived from the Diamond Princess repatriation flight from Japan.
15 cases arrived from China.
1 case arrived from Iran
15 of these cases are now reported to have recovered.
27th February 2020:
There are now another 8 cases, making 23 confirmed cases in Australia., but no deaths. These new 8 cases were passengers from the Diamond Princess repatriation flight from Japan. 15 of these cases are now reported to have recovered.
10th February 2020:
At 10th February 2020, there were 15 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in Australia:
5 in Queensland
4 in New South Wales
4 in Victoria
2 in South Australia
All of the cases in Australia are from individuals who have arrived from China.
4th February 2020:
At 4th February 2020, there were more than 17,000 cases of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) worldwide, with over 360 deaths.
Australia has had 13 of these confirmed cases, but with no deaths.
4 in New South Wales.
4 in Victoria.
3 in Queensland.
2 in South Australia.
All cases are involving people arriving from China.
Updates can be obtained from: www.health.gov.au/…/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert
What is this Coronavirus.
The word Coronavirus (CoV) covers a wide range of viruses from the common cold to more severe diseases such as SARS and MERS.
SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV)
SARS began in November 2002. This coronavirus epidemic affected 26 countries and resulted in 8,096 worldwide cases, with 774 deaths, between 1 November 2002 to 31 July 2003.
Australia had 6 cases, all from people who arrived with the disease.
MERS: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV)
MERS began in September 2012. Worldwide, there have been 2,494 cases, 858 deaths in 27 countries (2,102 cases and 780 of these deaths were from Saudi Arabia)
Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
This 2019-20 Coronavirus has been named novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), and is a new strain not been previously identified in humans.
Common symptoms include a fever, cough and difficulty breathing.
Severe cases can cause pneumonia, kidney failure, and even death.
The World Health Organization says the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus is Covid-19.
From 1 February 2020, there are new Australian immigration procedures for travel from China. All travellers from China arriving in Australia are asked to self-isolate for a period of 14 days from the time they leave mainland China.
Those passengers arriving in Australia, who show any symptoms when met by the biosecurity officers, may be referred for isolation or sent to hospital where required.