One of the first countries to put restrictions on its borders, Australia confirmed its first death from the disease on Sunday.
Australia's chief medical officer said on Monday that it was no longer possible to completely prevent people with the coronavirus from entering the country, citing concerns about outbreaks in Japan and South Korea.
"We have got concerns about Japan and South Korea. They are working hard to control their outbreaks but we are still concerned that people in those countries and other high-risk countries may present with an infection." He was a passenger on the Diamond Princess ship that was held off Japan's coast for weeks. Kwan and his wife, who also has the virus, were transferred back to Australia for treatment.
China, the epicentre of the outbreak, retains the bulk of the infections with more than 86,500 cases. However, it has since spread to 53 countries, with more than 6,500 cases and more than 100 deaths.
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