The coronavirus outbreak is seems to be unstoppable as the virus is spreading far and wide from its point of origin. Case in point: USA has reported its first fatality, a CNN report stated.
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The patient was in his 50s with many pre-existing health issues, as diagnosed by Dr Jeffrey Duchin, health officer for Seattle and King County, Washington.?
"I want to assure that family they are on the hearts of every American," Vice President, Mike Pence, said in a message to the nation.?
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It's not the only country it is expanding to. In Thailand, a 35-year-old retail worker succumbed to the disease, said the Department of Disease Control. The man had also tested positive for dengue fever.?
In Australia, a 78-year-old man died in a hospital. He had been aboard the cruise ship Diamond Princess which had earlier been quarantined.?
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The death toll is rapidly nearing 3,000 and over 80,000 cases are already confirmed. Medical teams are doing their best to combat the disease but it is an uphill battle.?