BREAKING NEWS/Taiwan reports first death from coronavirus infection
Taipei, Feb. 16 (CNA) Taiwan on Sunday reported the nation's first death from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), a male in his 60s living in central Taiwan, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
The patient has no recent overseas travel history and no known contact with COVID-19 patients, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the CECC, said, adding that the authorities are still working to determine how he became infected.
Taipei, Feb. 16 (CNA) Taiwan on Sunday reported the nation's first death from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), a male in his 60s living in central Taiwan, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
The patient has no recent overseas travel history and no known contact with COVID-19 patients, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the CECC, said, adding that the authorities are still working to determine how he became infected.
