"Universities Australia is working closely with the health authorities,and,as a precaution,we are advising delegates to be alert for any of the symptoms of COVID-19,which include fever,cough,sore throat,headache or muscle aches."
The delegate returned home on the final day of the conference. But a UA spokesman said authorities had not been able to tell organisers which state the person lived in. ACT Health said they were not able to release that information.
Mr Tehan,who gave a speech to the conference and attended a dinner event,said he had sought medical advice after learning about the potential case.
"I have sought medical advice and that medical advice is clear – as it is now 14 days since the event,and as I have not developed symptoms during this period,there is no need to self-isolate and there is no further actions which I need to take,"he said in a statement.
ANU vice-chancellor Brian Schmidt tested negative."I've been at home this week with a runny nose,mild fever and headache,and a cough - not symptoms you want to be wandering around campus with right now,"he wrote in his blog.
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"You'll be glad to know that it is just a common cold. And yes,I was tested for COVID-19 as well."
A student from La Trobe tested positive on Thursday after attending classes on campus,as did a woman in her 30s who had spent a day at the University of Tasmania's library on Monday. The woman had travelled from South America the day before.
A letter from the University of Tasmania to its students said when there was local transmission of coronavirus on the island,the university would move to online delivery as much as possible.
There was also a plan to"rotate people to work from home where possible and careful management of those circumstances where people need to work on campus,"the letter said.
Meanwhile,a third of the 106,000 Chinese students initially trapped offshore by the travel ban have made their way to Australia after waiting out their 14-day isolation periods in third countries.
Department of Home Affairs confirmed on Thursday 31,196 Chinese students had arrived since mid-February. That is an increase of almost 6000 since Sunday.
Universities Australia chief executive Catriona Jackson welcomed students entering the country in line with government health regulations.
"For those who remain offshore,universities have worked tirelessly to provide maximum flexibility to allow them to continue their studies where possible,including online learning options,"she said.