CORONAVIRUS - FACTS AND FIGURES
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AUSTRALIA HAS RACKED UP 29 CONFIRMED CASES OF THE DEADLY CORONAVIRUS, INCLUDING:
* 9 in Queensland
* 9 in Victoria
* 6 in NSW
* 3 in SA
* 2 in WA
ONE DEATH, SO FAR:
There has been one death after 78-year-old James Kwan passed away in the Perth hospital on Sunday. He had been recently airlifted from the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan after an outbreak occurred. His wife has also contracted the virus and remains in isolation in hospital.
Most of the infected have recovered while the others are being treated at facilities in their home states and are generally in stable conditions.
GLOBAL IMPACT:
* Globally, 60 countries have been impacted by the virus which first emerged in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province in December.
* There have been 87,161 confirmed cases, mostly in China, and 2,980 deaths.
* Australian government is operating on the basis that the World Health Organisation will soon declare COVID-19 a global pandemic.
AUSTRALIA HAS ENACTED TRAVEL BANS:
* Travel bans are in place for people travelling from China and Iran.
* A travel ban could be placed on travellers from Italy where there has been a major outbreak in Lombardy.
HEALTH
* COVID-19 is a respiratory illness accompanied by fever, coughing, sore throat, shortness of breath and fatigue. It can produce pneumonia.
* It's spread by close contact with or cough or sneeze droplets from an infected person.
* Protective measures include washing your hands, covering your mouth when you cough or sneeze.
* People who have been in contact with someone confirmed to have coronavirus must self-isolate for 14 days from the time they were in contact with that person.
* If you think you need to see a doctor, ring ahead so precautions can be taken and wear a mask to your appointment.
Sources: Federal government, WHO
Australian Associated Press
