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Australia records first case of human-to-human transmission of COVID-19

Australia records first case of human-to-human transmission of COVID-19

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March 02, 2020 19: 44:49

The very first cases of person-to-person transmission of coronavirus have actually been confirmed in Australia.

Key points:

  • Three new cases have actually been verified in NSW, two of which are human-to-human transmissions
  • A 54- year-old health employee is thought to have contracted the disease through a client
  • A 43- year-old woman has actually contracted the virus from her sibling, who just recently returned from Iran

A 53- year-old health employee in western Sydney and a 41- year-old female also in Sydney have contracted the virus.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard stated it was “particularly worrying” t

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