Latest facts and figures on coronavirus

AUSTRALIA'S RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS

* 15 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Australia: five in Queensland; four in New South Wales; four in Victoria; two in South Australia

* Eight of the earlier cases have recovered, other seven are in a stable condition

* All of the cases in Australia have come from Wuhan except one in NSW who had contact in China with a confirmed case in Wuhan

* Across 29 countries, there have been 72,436 confirmed cases, with 12,552 recovered

* 1868 deaths

* 242 Australians who were quarantined on Christmas Island returned to their homes on Monday

* 36 Australians will leave Christmas Island quarantine on Wednesday

* Evacuation of about 200 Australians on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship, currently locked down in Japan, on Wednesday

* Evacuees will have five virus checks: one before flight, two during flight, one at the RAAF base and one at the Howard Springs camp, near Darwin, where they will spend 14 days in quarantine

* 16-person health team is travelling with cruise ship evacuees

* No positive virus detections have been recorded at the Howard Springs camp in the group of previous evacuees

* Those on the cruise ship who do not take up the flight offer will not be allowed to re-enter Australia for 14 days after eventually leaving the ship.

(Sources: Australian Health Department; China People's Daily)