Queensland has confirmed its first coronavirus diagnosis.

The 44-year-old Chinese national is currently isolated in the Gold Coast University hospital, Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said in a statement on Wednesday evening.

“The man, who is from the city of Wuhan (Hubei Province), is stable,” she said.

More information will be provided to the public in a press conference on Thursday morning.

Change in health advice

The diagnosis coincides with a change in public health advice to people who have travelled to China.

All travellers who have been in contact with a confirmed coronavirus case must self-isolate for 14 days following exposure.

Returned travellers who have visited Hubei Province of China need to self-isolate for 14 days after leaving Hubei Province.

The advice for students in Australia is as follows:

Contacts of any confirmed novel coronavirus case must self-isolate and should not attend school, childcare or TAFE for 14 days following exposure.

Returned travellers who have visited China, including Hong Kong, should not attend school, childcare or TAFE for 14 days after leaving China, including Hong Kong.

This includes students, teachers and anyone who works or attends these facilities.

Self-isolation means staying at home and not accepting visitors.

“This is a precautionary measure following new advice around the timeframe that people may be contagious before showing symptoms,” Dr Young said.

Chinese football team

A Chinese soccer team due to take on the Matildas in Sydney has also been quarantined in Queensland amid coronavirus fears.

“This afternoon, we have asked a Chinese football team and their support staff who arrived in Brisbane this morning to remain in their hotel rooms until 5 February 2020,” Dr Young said.

“We are working closely with the hotel and the 32 individuals concerned – who are all well and not showing symptoms – and we have Queensland Heath staff present at the hotel.

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“The hotel is in the process of alerting other guests and staff and making suitable arrangements.

“We want to reassure the public, no one else in this hotel, including staff, is at risk.

“If any of the individuals begin to show symptoms, they will be transferred to a hospital, and any necessary contact tracing will take place. “

Australian cases confirmed

There are now seven confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia.

Four cases have been confirmed in NSW, two in Victoria and one in Queensland.

Earlier on Wednesday, the second Victorian case was confirmed by authorities.

The man, aged in his 60s, tested positive for the deadly virus on Wednesday morning, Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Dr Brett Sutton said at a press conference.

He had recently travelled to Wuhan - the epicentre of the outbreak - and became unwell two days after returning.