The Australian dollar fell on Monday, despite the release of upbeat economic data and improved risk appetite.
The Australian commodity price index rose 19.7% in January from 12.5% in December.
The ANZ jobs advertisements index rose 2.3%, while the MI inflation gauge rose 0.2%.
This comes amid continuing efforts to contain the coronavirus, with developing more promising vaccines to eliminate the pandemic.
The Guardian newspaper reported that a new virus called Nipah emerged in China, which is fast-spreading and could result in death.
As of 17:58 GMT, AUD/USD fell 0.2% to 0.7624, after hitting a high of 0.7663 and a low of 0.7606.