France reported its first coronavirus death on Saturday Feb 15. An elderly Chinese tourist hospitalized in France had died from the new coronavirus, the first fatality confirmed in Europe and outside of Asia, French health minister said.
Agnes Buzyn said she was informed on Friday that the 80-year-old man – in hospital in northern Paris since January 25 – had died of a lung infection due to the coronavirus. His condition “had deteriorated rapidly” after several critical days, she said.
France has recorded 11 cases of the virus.
SOURCE: AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES