The coronavirus outbreak caused the first death toll in Valencia, Spain. According to the authorities, the death of a man of Spanish nationality occurred on February 13, the cause of death being the outbreak that has already reached 160 cases in the neighboring country.
The cause of death, according to Valencian health authorities, was pneumonia of unknown origin.
Valencia announced that the football and basketball games that will take place over the weekend, will be held behind closed doors.
The Covid-19 outbreak, which can cause respiratory infections such as pneumonia, caused more than 3,100 deaths and infected more than 90,300 people in about 70 countries and territories, including four in Portugal.
Of the infected people, about 48,000 recovered, according to health authorities in several countries.
In addition to 2,943 deaths in China, where the outbreak was detected in December, there are fatalities in Iran, Italy, South Korea, Japan, France, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, Thailand, United States of America, San Marino and Philippines.
WHO declared the Covid-19 epidemic to be an international public health emergency and the risk of contagion “very high”.
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