Coronavirus Queensland: 10th case confirmed as man who travelled to Brisbane via Dubai

The 10th coronavirus case in Queensland has been confirmed as a 20-year-old from China who travelled to Brisbane via Dubai, but his diagnosis could mean an 11th case is not very far away.

A 20-year-old from China has been confirmed as Queensland’s latest case of the new coronavirus.

The man is in a stable condition in the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.

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He’s the state’s 10th known case of the disease, including three passengers off the Diamond Princess cruise ship who were diagnosed in Darwin before flying back to Queensland.

Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said the latest case had travelled to Dubai before entering Australia, via Brisbane, on February 23. He became unwell two days later.

Dr Young said public health authorities were looking into where the man may have contracted the disease.

He lived with a housemate in the western Brisbane suburb of Toowong.

The housemate is undergoing medical assessment.

All other cases of coronavirus in Queensland, except a 63-year-old woman who returned from Iran last week, have recovered and been discharged from hospital.

The woman is in isolation in the Gold Coast University Hospital, where she is listed as stable.

Dr Young said Queensland Health was working to keep people safe from the virus, but the best weapon people could take themselves was regular hand washing.

“Washing your hands is the gold standard of health advice as far as coronavirus goes,” she said.

“Washing your hands properly and often means that you can help prevent viruses from entering your body.”

Dr Young said anyone who had been overseas in the past 14 days should seek immediate medical assessment if they fell ill.

She said they should call ahead to the general practitioner surgery or hospital emergency department to let them know a travel history and symptoms.

For more advice, call 13 HEALTH.