First COVID-19 death confirmed in Europe

Two women wear protective masks and gowns as they walk in the streets of Wuhan, China, on Feb. 10, 2020. Getty Images
Two women wear protective masks and gowns as they walk in the streets of Wuhan, China, on Feb. 10, 2020. Getty Images

PARIS  – An elderly Chinese tourist hospitalized in France has died of the coronavirus, becoming the first fatality in Europe, French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said on Saturday.

France has recorded 11 cases of the virus, out of a global total of 63,851.

The vast majority of those suffering from the virus are in China. The epidemic has killed almost 1,400 people. (Reuters)

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