COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
On 2 March, four new cases were reported. Two of the cases were from people who had got the virus in Australia. They were both in New South Wales. One person got the virus from a close relative and the other was a health care worker. Another case found on the same day was a man from Launceston. He had been on a flight from Melbourne. He was treated at the Launceston General Hospital; the first case in Tasmania.