Coronavirus death in Philippines marks first outside China

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A man has died from the coronavirus in the Philippines, marking the first reported death tied to the virus outside of China.

The man, 44, was a resident of Wuhan, the center of the outbreak, and officials believe he was infected before traveling to the Philippines, according to the World Health Organization.

He experienced symptoms of fever, cough and sore throat before being admitted at the San Lazaro Hospital. He passed away on Saturday, WHO announced Sunday.

The victim was the second person in the Philippines confirmed to have contracted the virus.

The news came as reported cases and deaths continued to rise. More than 300 people have been killed by the virus in China, while more than 14,000 have been infected worldwide.

Workers set up a quarantine area for patients with recent travel history from China or those with symptoms of the new virus outside a private hospital in Manila, Philippines on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak sparked by a new virus in China that has spread to more than a dozen countries a global emergency after the number of cases spiked more than tenfold in a week, including the highest death toll in a 24-hour period reported Friday. Health officials in the country recently confirmed the Philippines' first case of the new virus. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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