A United States citizen died from the coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan, embassy officials said Saturday, marking the first known American death from the outbreak that has killed hundreds.
The patient was age 60, and died at a local hospital Thursday, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing said. It declined to disclose more details out of respect for the family's privacy.
The US citizen's death was reported hours after the evacuation of hundreds of Americans from Wuhan in two flights Friday in what a State Department official described as likely the last chartered flights. , the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. They were taken to an undisclosed hospital with a fever and are in isolation as they undergo more tests.The first evacuation flight on January 29 had 200 Americans who are quarantined at the March Air Reserve Base in Southern California.
Everyone evacuated will be subject to a 14-day federally mandated quarantine. Those who show symptoms will be taken to area hospitals for isolation and treatment.Passengers are not just trapped at home and in military bases.
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