In February, just 19,500 short-term visitors came from China - the lowest monthly tally since January 2004, Australian Bureau of Statistics figures showed. Travel bans have hit the tourism industry.

New South Wales Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons almost had his trip to the UK to meet Prince Charles cancelled over coronavirus fears.

The royal, 71, who is following government instructions to avoid shaking hands in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus, was pictured offering up his hand at the London Palladium.

As coronavirus sweeps Europe, Queen Letizia of Spain has adopted air kisses, while King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has adopted the traditional Hindu naamste greeting.

Prince Charles shared a Namaste bow with Baroness Floella Benjamin, 70, today amid the coronavirus pandemic, as she collected her damehood at Buckingham Palace.

A student and five parents at an elite private school in Victoria once attended by Prince Charles have tested positive for coronavirus. 

Over-70s are among those most at risk of suffering serious complications as a result of the virus, which has killed 424 in the UK. But Charles should be shielded because of his healthy lifestyle, GPs say.

The Prince of Wales is in self-isolation after testing positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday. Less than two weeks earlier, he attended a dinner with Australia's high commissioner to the United Kingdom.

Fleur East has revealed she was concerned about potentially having contracted coronavirus from Prince Charles, after it was revealed he tested positive for COVID-19 two weeks after she met him.

The Prince of Wales, 71, has a 'mild' form of the illness and is with his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, who has tested negative and is without any symptoms of the virus, which has killed 435.

It is understood the Prince of Wales met his 93-year-old mother at Buckingham Palace on March 12 - less than two weeks ago. The virus has an estimated incubation period of one to 14 days.

Charles was tested in Aberdeen despite only suffering from mild symptoms over the weekend. In the UK tests are supposed to only be given to people so ill they have to go into hospital.

Prince Charles, who has been diagnosed with coronavirus, has had contact with possibly hundreds of people over the past 16 days, including the Queen and Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The Prince of Wales' doctor believes that the royal may have been contagious from March 13 at the earliest - just 24 hours after he last saw his 93-year-old mother the Queen.

Discussing the royal's diagnosis Kate said she has no symptoms but admitted the many people who have come into contact with Charles in recent weeks 'are going to be concerned.' 

The Prince of Wales was seen applauding the nation's health workers by the window of Birkhall House at the Balmoral estate where he is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19.

Last night the couple shared a video of them clapping our NHS heroes from separate areas of Birkhall House in the Balmoral estate on their Clarence House Instagram page.

Kate explained her eye is not infected and hospital staff also tested her chest and temperature, as she had been concerned about coronavirus, following news Prince Charles had tested positive for it.

Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia narrowly missed a brush with Prince Charles, less than two weeks before he was diagnosed with coronavirus. 

Prince Charles, 71, has a 'personal assistant on hand to assistant and someone preparing his food,' while he recovers from coronavirus at Balmoral, a source said, speaking to Vanity Fair.

Prince Charles has urged followers to be mindful of their carbon footprint as he isolates in Scotland after testing positive for coronavirus.

The Prince of Wales 71, had a 'mild' form of the illness and is with his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, who has tested negative and is without any symptoms of the virus.

The 71-year-old Prince of Wales paid tribute to emergency services workers and shop staff in a video message released by Clarence House - and stressed the importance of living with hope.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall completed the fortnight in isolation at the couple's Scottish residence of Birkhall, with each of them residing in different parts of the 305-year-old property.

Last night's speech was pre-recorded in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, where the Queen, 93, and the Duke of Edinburgh, 98, are currently in joint isolation.

Staff at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil dance around the department wearing face masks with some in blue gloves and plastic aprons. One worker wears a bright green hazmat suit.

The central courtyard of the Great Mosque of Mecca has been deserted as Muslims are forced to celebrate Ramadan in isolation, leaving the holy site practically empty.

Prince Charles' goddaughter India Hicks has shared a glimpse at her son Conrad's 17th birthday in lockdown at their sprawling family home in the Bahamas.

The children, who attend the Thomas's Battersea school in southwest London have been sent home and are awaiting test results. It is the school that Prince George and Princess Charlotte attend.

EXCLUSIVE: Private school parents could try to claw back their fees if they close or send students home like the independent Cransley School in Cheshire, MailOnline can reveal.

It is understood that all children at the £19,000-a-year school in Battersea, south west London will be sent home on Friday as a precautionary measure due to increasing absences.

The iconic label first opened a store in Perth in 1971 and will remain active on their online store.

The West Australian Government are looking to accommodate homeless people at the Pan Pacific hotel in Perth during the global health crisis.

Retiree Ray Daniels, who was 73, died in hospital last Thursday, just 48 hours after he suddenly became ill and collapsed in his Perth home.

A 33-year-old Perth man has been charged after he allegedly told police he had coronavirus while being arrested over serious family violence.

Oliver Tyson, who is just 28 days old, is especially vulnerable to the virus as his lungs are week after being born prematurely.

The first shipment of 200 kits from China, bound for Perth via Singapore, was found by Australian Border Force officers on March 16.

The veteran, who gave his name as David, pleaded with officials to give him just 30 minutes of isolated time outside, fearing he may kill himself if locked in for longer.

The 35-year-old arrived in Western Australia on March 28 from Victoria and was required by law to self-isolate for two weeks to slow the spread of COVID-19.

The man, who died in Royal Perth Hospital, was one of the nearly 3,000 passengers who disembarked the ship in Sydney on March 19.

Julie Lamrock contracted coronavirus after she drove a passenger named Helen from Circular Quay to Campbelltown, in Sydney's western suburbs, on March 19.

Kiri-Lee Ryder, 44, attended a medical appointment onboard the cruise just hours before she disembarked in Sydney on March 19.

ABF Commissioner Michael Outram said all foreign cruise ships who asked for permission to stay in local waters had their requests knocked back on Saturday.

Callum Shally and his girlfriend Shannen Wynne have been in isolation inside the Crown Promenade hotel in the Perth suburb of Burwood for the last nine days.

Blake Jon Moller, 40, walked free from a Perth court with a suspended sentence for bashing paramedic Andrew Wilson.

Brooklyn Taylor, from Perth, saw her social media popularity soar after copying the prime minister's verbal exchange with ABC reporter Andrew Probyn during a press conference on March 22.

Maureen Preedy, 70, and her husband, Barry, were infected with COVID-19 in early March while on a cruise in Italy.

Wesley Shah, from Perth, Scotland, was terrified when his mother Daphne, 98, started showing symptoms of the deadly virus last week and was rushed to Ninewell Hospital in Dundee.

She returned to Perth last month to be closer to her parents amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

Crown Resorts have stood down more than 11,000 employees in Melbourne and Perth due to the coronavirus pandemic.