A 63-year-old woman has been put into isolation on the Gold Coast after testing positive to coronavirus.
On Saturday it was revealed the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Australia has increased by two to 25, including the Queensland woman.
The beautician saw up to 40 people at a Southport salon on Thursday before she started to develop symptoms and went home.
Read MorePrime Minister Scott Morrison has moved Australia into pandemic mode, as the coronavirus spreads to 42 countries across the world.
“We’re effectively operating now on the basis that there is one, a pandemic,” Morrison said, declaring the government was now activating its emergency plan.
Read MoreAn outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in late December 2019.
A man has been quarantined in Melbourne after contracting coronavirus
The man travelled to Australia alone from Wuhan, via Guangzhou, on January 19
He initially showed no symptoms, but eventually became ill when in Melbourne
There is said to be little risk of the man spreading the deadly virus in Melbourne
The Chinese-national is now isolated at Monash Medical Centre in Clayton
Five people in NSW are being assessed for potential infection of the deadly strain
Over 40 people have died in China, and 1000 have been affected globally
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