The Philippines on Sunday reported the death of a Chinese man confirmed to have been afflicted with the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD), the first fatality outside of China.

The 44-year-old man arrived from Wuhan, China by way of Hong Kong on January 21, Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd said.

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