An Australian tourist, 36, has died from suspected coronavirus in a remote town in Iceland.

The man died shortly after presenting to a medical clinic in Húsavík, in the nation's north, local media reported.

His grieving wife remains in isolation after also testing positive to COVID-19, authorities said.

The man, who has not been named, is the first suspected death from the coronavirus in Iceland, a country which has already experienced 330 cases.

The Australian man died in the town of Husavik, in the remote north of Iceland

Iceland is increasingly a tourist destination and Húsavík is considered the 'whale watching capital' of the country (stock image, above)

Icelanders have flooded social media with tributes to provide his widow with messages of support, with more than 10,000 people joining a Facebook page.

'Whilst the widow may be physically alone, Icelanders are keen to show that their thoughts are with her in this painful time,' a blogger said.

The widow has issued her 'heartfelt thanks'.

Authorities initially said they didn't believe the man died as a result of COVID-19, as his symptoms were not typical of the virus.

We feel for you and wanted to let you know that you are not alone here in our frozen land of volcanoes and earthquakes A post from locals in Iceland, letting the grieving widow knowing they are thinking of her

But while the cause remains under investigation, doctors told local media they now believe the man most likely died from the coronavirus.

'The man is likely to have died from COVID-19,' surgeon general Alma Möller said on Thursday, local time, according to the newspaper Morgunblaðið.

The man was believed to have suffered pneumonia, Ms Möller told reporters.

Clinical staff who came into contact with the man are being quarantined and the medical centre itself is being disinfected, reports said.

Officials are tracing any contacts the couple had while travelling the country.

The tourists were in Husavik, a town of about 2,307 people in the nation's north, more than 400km away from the capital, Reykjavik

The stunning Godafoss waterfalls in the nation's north are a common stop for tourists

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The country, which has increasingly become a tourist destination in recent years, has reported 330 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Like Australia and the UK, the Icelandic government has announced restrictions on public events and gatherings due to the pandemic.

Shaky Bay, which Húsavík sits on, is known as the country's 'whale capital' and is a popular location for adventurous sight-seers.

For the first time in history, the Australian government this week issued advice urging the country's nationals not to travel.

Australia's official death toll for the disease stands at seven as of Friday morning, after an 81-year-old New South Wales woman died last night.

Daily Mail Australia approached the Icelandic Consulate in Sydney and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for comment.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it is providing consular assistance to the man's family.

The assistance is being provided through the Australian Embassy in Denmark and the Canadian Embassy in Iceland.