An elderly Chinese tourist has died from coronavirus, the first fatality in Europe.
The patient died at Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital in Paris, according to reports.
French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn confirmed the death – which marks Europe’s first fatality.
It was one of 11 cases of COVID-19, which is the medical name for the acute respiratory disease caused by the virus, in France.
The death comes as:
- A total of 1,525 people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus – most in mainland China but one each in Hong Kong, the Philippines and Japan
- 67,079 cases have been confirmed since the virus started in mid-December in Wuhan, with 63,866 in mainland China, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University and the World Health Organisation
- There were 5,090 suspected new cases recorded in mainland China, Chinese authorities said on Friday
