Coronavirus Outbreak Jan. 24: Australia and Malaysia Announce New Cases

A security officer wears a hazardous materials suit at a subway station in Beijing, China amid the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak on Jan. 24, 2020. Yunan Wang/AP Photo

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8:15 a.m. UTC—3 New Cases Confirmed in Australia

The health authorities of Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales confirmed that three men—aged 53, 43 and 35—are in isolation and under care in Westmead Hospital in Sydney, according to local reports.

According to Fairfax, all three recently arrived from Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak. Four other people may also have the coronavirus, health officials said. Two of the three men arrived in Australia on Jan. 6 and Jan. 9. The date when the third man arrived is not yet confirmed.