Belgium reports first coronavirus-related death

Belgium reports first coronavirus-related death
# 11 March 2020 14:13 (UTC +04:00)

The first coronavirus-related death has been registered in Belgium, Belgian Health Minister Maggie De Block announced Wednesday, APA reports citing TASS.

"Despite quality aid, provided by our medical staff, the 90-year old patient died," she said.

Earlier, Belgian authorities reported that 267 people in Belgium are infected with the novel coronavirus. Because of rapid spread of the infection, the kingdom took additional measures, including ban on events involving more than 1,000 people.

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