78-year-old is Australia's first coronavirus fatality
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison visits the Doherty Institute in Melbourne, Australia, which is working on a vaccine for the deadly new coronavirus, on February 18, 2020. – EPA pic, March 1, 2020.
A 78-YEAR-OLD man evacuated from the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess cruise liner in Japan died at a Perth hospital today, becoming Australia’s first fatality from the disease, officials said. His 79-year-old wife was also infected with the disease during the cruise and remains in a Perth hospital, a spokeswoman for the Western Australian state health department told AFP.
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