Hong Kong reports first death from coronavirus, 39-year-old had travelled to Wuhan

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The man, who had an underlying illness, lived in Whampoa Garden. He took the high-speed train from Hong Kong to Wuhan on Jan 21.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

HONG KONG - A man in Hong Kong has died of the coronavirus originating in China's Wuhan city, the first death recorded in Hong Kong and the second death outside mainland China.

The Centre for Health Protection said earlier that he had not visited any healthcare facilities, wet markets or seafood markets, and had no exposure to wild animals during the incubation period. He lived in Whampoa Garden and was the 13th confirmed case in Hong Kong. The city has 15 cases of the coronavirus so far.

 

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The person who passed away in the Philippines flew in from Hongkong last Jan. 21.

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