EXPERT REACTION: First Australian novel coronavirus case confirmed in Melbourne
The Victorian government has confirmed that an Australian has contracted the novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, and is in isolation in a hospital in Melbourne. An expert reacts below to this new development and what more we know about the virus at this stage.
Organisation/s: The University of New South Wales
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Expert Reaction
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