LATEST AUSTRALIAN FIGURES ON THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK:
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* Nine people have the virus after travelling to Australia from Hubei province in central China.
* There are four in NSW, three in Victoria and two in Queensland. Two of the NSW victims are no longer infectious and were discharged from hospital on Thursday. The others are all stable.
* The latest case is a 42-year-old Chinese woman who travelled from Wuhan to the Gold Coast via Melbourne. She is now in isolation in a Gold Coast hospital.
* China's women's soccer team is in isolation at a Brisbane hotel after arriving on Wednesday.
* The team was recently in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province. The quarantine measures are a precaution. All 32 players and staff are so far well.
* The federal government plans to evacuate Australians from Wuhan after about 400 citizens and residents registered for help to get out. China must approve the plan.
* They will be flown to Christmas Island and put in quarantine for two weeks.
* The federal health department has issued new advice amid evidence the virus has been spread by people before they develop any symptoms.
* Anyone who has recently been to Hubei or had contact with a confirmed case must isolate themselves at home for 14 days from the date of their departure.
THE WORLD:
* Some 170 people have died from the virus in mainland China, and the number of confirmed cases is now more than 7000. Most of the deaths have been in Hubei.
* Some major airlines have halted all flights to China, but so far Qantas is not among them.
* The virus is now in most of Australia's regional neighbours including Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam and Cambodia.
TRAVEL WARNINGS:
* The Australian government warns people should reconsider travel to China and should not go to Hubei province.
(Sources: China's National Health Commission, Australian Chief Medical Officer and state chief health officers)
Australian Associated Press
