Queensland health authorities have confirmed a man is being tested for coronavirus in Brisbane.

The man is understood to have family in the area around the Chinese city of Wuhan, which is the epicentre of the current outbreak, and he travelled there and back to the Queensland capital recently.

“We’ve got one gentleman who we’re following at the moment, who has travelled from the area around Wuhan and has developed a respiratory illness, but he is recovering at home,” the state’s Chief Health Officer, Jeanette Young, said.

“So we’ve done some tests on him, and we’re awaiting the results.”