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First Australian to die from coronavirus

A man who was being treated for the coronavirus at the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth has died.

A man who was being treated for the coronavirus at the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth has died. Source: AAP

A 78-year-old man has become Australia's first fatality of COVID-19 after being quarantined on the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship.


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By Emma Papaemmanouel - Έμμα Παπαεμμανουήλ

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A 78-year-old man has become Australia's first fatality of COVID-19 after being quarantined on the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship.


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