The health officials said on Monday, the first case of coronavirus in Australia has been confirmed and has been hospitalized in a stable condition in Melbourne.

Victoria health minister jenny Mikakos told journalists that the Chinese national in his 50s arrived on Jan 19 from Guangzhou.

“It is important to stress that there is no cause for alarm to the community,” Ms Mikakos said. “The patient is isolated and is undergoing treatment and we do not have any further suspected cases at this stage.”

The first cases in Europe were confirmed on Friday after France announced three have already fallen ill due to coronavirus. Recently, China has revised the death toll numbers to 41.

The growing numbers of people affected by the virus are now estimated to be more than 1,200. Most of the cases were found in the Chinese city Wuhan, while countries like Thailand, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, and Singapore have also identified people with the virus.

The Chinese city has been under a complete lockdown with over 41 million people and has barred from traveling in and out of the city. The coronavirus has likely be originated from the Wuhan city.

Strict lockdown measures have been imposed on ten cities to contain the outbreak of the deadly virus that has made several people ill and also spread across the world.

This Thursday, the authorities in China have banned transport links from Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province. Trains, buses, ferries, subways, and flights have been suspended for outgoing passengers.

Few other cities have announced similar measures and have restricted travel, these cities are Huanggang, Ezhou, Chibi, and Zhejiang.