US citizen died from coronavirus in China's Wuhan
Travelers wearing face masks walk along a concourse at Beijing Capital International Airport on Thursday. American schools are advising students to avoid travel to China, and some are working to evacuate students already there. China reported nearly 11,800 confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday. Photo: AP
A 60-year old US citizen diagnosed with coronavirus died at Jinyintan Hospital in China's Wuhan on February 6, a US embassy spokesman in Beijing said on Saturday, in what appeared to be the first death of an American from the outbreak.
"We offer our sincerest condolences to the family on their loss," the spokesman told Reuters. "Out of the respect for the family's privacy, we have no further comment."
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. As of noon Thursday, there had been 19 cases of foreigners infected with the coronavirus, of which two had been discharged from hospital and 17 were being quarantined and treated, Hua Chunying, spokeswoman at the Chinese foreign ministry, told reporters at a regular briefing last Thursday.
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