Europe just had its 1st death from the coronavirus after a Chinese tourist died in France

• The first death from the coronavirus outside of Asia has been recorded.
• France's health minister confirmed on Saturday that a Chinese tourist had died of the virus in France, noting the first fatality from the virus in Europe.
• The unidentified woman arrived in France on January 16 and was quarantined in hospital on January 25, France said.
• The virus has now infected more than 67,000 people and killed more than 1,500. The vast majority of cases are in China.
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A Chinese tourist in France has become the first fatality of from the deadly coronavirus in Europe.

Agnès Buzyn, France's health minister, said on Saturday that an 80-year-old woman had died from the virus, marking the first death outside of Asia from the coronavirus, the BBC reported.

The woman was from China's Hubei province, which is home to the city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus which is currently on lockdown as authorities try and limit the spread of the virus.

Buzyn said that the unidentified woman arrived in France on January 16, and was quarantined in hospital on January 25.

The virus has now infected more than 67,000 people and killed more than 1,500.

But all of these deaths were in Asia, and the vast majority were in mainland China.

Before Saturday, only three deaths from the virus were recorded from outside of mainland China: in Japan, Hong Kong, and the Philippines.

Countries around the world are screening passengers for signs of the virus, while some airlines have suspended flights from parts of China in a bid to halt the spread of the virus.

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