Hong Kong records fourth coronavirus-related death: Hospital spokesman

Elderly people wait for the distribution of free face masks in Sham Shui Po district in Hong Kong, on March 12, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

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Mar 13, 2020, 11:23 AM

HONG KONG (REUTERS) - An 80-year old man became the fourth patient in Hong Kong to die due to the coronavirus, a Nethersole Eastern Hospital spokesman said on Friday (March 13).

Hong Kong has so far confirmed around 130 coronavirus cases.

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