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Australia's first coronavirus case confirmed in Victoria

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A woman and her children, wearing face masks, arrive in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, from a flight from Wuhan, China. China closed off a city of more than 11 million people as part of a radical effort to prevent the spread of a deadly virus
A woman and her children, wearing face masks, arrive in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, from a flight from Wuhan, China. Source: AAP Image/AP Photo/Rick Rycroft

Australian authorities have confirmed the first case of the coronavirus as more than 1300 people worldwide are treated for the deadly infection.

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