Hong Kong reports its 1st coronavirus death as more than 20,000 people have become infected globally
Hong Kong is the second place outside of the Chinese mainland to report the death of a patient beingAnthony WALLACE AFP via Getty Images: A 39-year-old man from Hong Kong has died after contracting coronavirus, marking the territory’s first death from the pneumonia-like illness, and the second outside of mainland China.South China Morning Post
He had travelled to Wuhan and returned on January 23, but reported symptoms about a week later. His 72-year-old mother is also ill with the virus and is believed to have contracted the illness from her son.
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