India reports first death from coronavirus
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13 March, 2020, 08:10 am
Last modified: 13 March, 2020, 08:20 am
A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus linked to the Wuhan outbreak, shared with Reuters on February 18, 2020. NEXU Science Communication/via REUTERS/Files
A 76-year-old man became the first person in India to die from coronavirus, a state health minister said on Thursday.
B Sriramulu, the health minister of Karnataka state, said in a tweet that authorities were currently carrying out contact tracing, isolation and other measures related to the case.
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