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Philippines Reports 1st Coronavirus Death Outside China

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However, the 44-year-old man was from Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak.

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A 44-year-old man in the Philippines has become the first person to die of the new coronavirus outside of China, where the outbreak originated. The World Health Organization said Saturday that the patient was from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the crisis, and was a close contact of another Wuhan resident who was infected. The man who died reported a fever, cough, and sore throat before being admitted to the hospital. Health officials are now trying to trace all of his contacts.

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