Ukraine reports first death from novel coronavirus

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AFP Kiev
Last Updated : Mar 13 2020 | 7:42 PM IST

Ukraine on Friday reported its first death from the coronavirus as authorities said the country was closing its borders to foreigners in a bid to keep the pandemic at bay.

"A woman who was diagnosed with the coronavirus yesterday... has died," Ukraine's deputy health minister Viktor Lyashko told reporters. The ex-Soviet country, which has a population of 42 million, has so far reported three confirmed cases of the coronavirus.

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First Published: Mar 13 2020 | 7:42 PM IST

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