Australia reported the country’s first death of the coronavirus was a former passenger of the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise.
The 78-year-old man died early Sunday in the intensive care unit at a Perth hospital after he was infected on the ship docked in Yokohama, Japan, officials said.
“Our condolences are with his family and unfortunately he’s the first death we’ve had from coronavirus in Australia,” Andrew Robertson, the chief health officer of Western Australia state, told reporters.
His family was able to speak to him through the isolation window before his death, the Guardian reported.
“This very tragic case is related to the Diamond Princess, so the community shouldn’t be panicking at this stage,” Robertson said.
Australia has 26 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, including the man’s 79-year-old wife, who is in stable condition.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Sunday that he was “very saddened” to learn of the man’s death.
“We join his family and friends in mourning his passing,” he tweeted, adding that they “will continue to do all we can to protect Australians from coronavirus.”
He was the sixth passenger to die from the virus from the ship, which has seen more than 700 people test positive for the virus, according to the BBC.
Worldwide, there have been more than 87,000 people infected and nearly 3,000 deaths since the virus emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December.
With Post wires
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