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China records first coronavirus death in Beijing as toll climbs to 106

Though cases of the virus have been confirmed in other countries, no fatalities have been reported outside China

Passengers wear protective face masks at the departure hall of the high speed train station in Hong Kong
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Passengers wear protective face masks at the departure hall of the high speed train station in Hong Kong

Winni Zhou and David Stanway | Reuters Shanghai
The new strain of coronavirus spreading across China claimed its first victim in Beijing, officials said on Tuesday, as the death toll climbed to 106, the United States warned citizens against trips to the country and financial markets recoiled again at the potential impact on the world's second-biggest economy.

Amid mounting concern about the virus on Chinese social media, the National Health Commission said in a statement that all but six of those killed by the previously unknown flu-like virus were in Wuhan, Hubei province. Though cases of the virus have been confirmed in other countries, no fatalities have been reported

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