February 02, 2020 | 15:17 (GMT+7)
Philippines confirms first nCoV-related death outside China
The Philippines’ health authorities on February 2 reported a death related to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the country.
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A 2019-nCoV-infected patient under treatment in Hankou Hospital, Wuhan, China (Photo: xinhuanet) |
The victim was a 44-year-old man who traveled to the Philippines from Wuhan, China.
This was the first 2019-nCoV-related death outside China reported so far.
nCoV is classified as a Class A contagious disease, a group of extremely dangerous infectious diseases that can transmit very rapidly and spread widely with high mortality rates, including the likes of influenza A-H5N1, SARs, Ebola or smallpox.
Earlier, the World Health Organization declared the nCoV epidemic in China as a global health emergency of international concern.
Source: VNA