'Every precaution is being taken': Contingency plans rolled out in WA after Australia's first coronavirus death recorded

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan says the state is preparing for the added threat of the peak flu season in April or May as it ramps up its response to the coronavirus.

The first Australian to die from coronavirus passed away at Perth's Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Source: SBS

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan says plans are already being activated to respond to the first Australian death from the coronavirus, now known as COVID-19. 

Authorities have not named the individual, but have confirmed he is a 78-year-old Perth man, who was a passenger along with his wife on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship.

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