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Latest facts and figures on coronavirus

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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

* 10 of the earlier cases have recovered, the other five are in a stable condition

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* 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

* 75,302 cases worldwide

* 2012 deaths

* Fatality rate of 2.7 per cent (0.6 per cent outside China)

* 621 people have so far tested positive on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, currently locked down in Japan

* Two cruise ship passengers have reportedly died

* A Qantas flight with Australian cruise passengers arrived in Darwin on Thursday morning.

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

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* Travel restrictions have been extended for a further week to February 29.

* Foreign nationals - excluding permanent residents - who have been in mainland China will not be allowed to enter Australia for 14 days from the time they left mainland China.

* Australian citizens and permanent residents will still be able to enter, as will their immediate family members (spouses, legal guardians and dependants only).

* People who have been in contact with someone confirmed to have coronavirus must self-isolate for 14 days from the time they were in contact with that person.

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