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First coronavirus death confirmed in Australia

Medical workers at a coronavirus detection lab in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province.

Medical workers at a coronavirus detection lab in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. Source: Xinhua/AAP

An elderly Perth man has become the first person in Australia to die from the coronavirus as authorities say an increase in cases is inevitable across the country.


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An elderly Perth man has become the first person in Australia to die from the coronavirus as authorities say an increase in cases is inevitable across the country.



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