Coronavirus: First death confirmed in Europe as man dies in France

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An 80-year-old tourist has become the first person to die in Europe from the coronavirus.

The victim, who died in France, was an 80-year-old man from China's Hubei province, according to French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn.

He is believed to be only the fourth person to die outside China from the illness. The other deaths have been in Hong Kong, the Phillippines and Japan.

There have been 11 recorded cases of the virus in France.

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