A scientist is at work in the VirPath university laboratory, classified as "P3" level of safety, as they try to find a treatment against COVID-19, in France on Feb. 5, 2020. France reported the first death from the virus in Europe on Feb. 15, 2020. Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images
The first death from the new coronavirus in Europe—and the third outside of China—was reported in France on Saturday.
The patient was an 80-year-old Chinese tourist from Hubei province, the epicenter of the new virus, French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn told reporters in Paris.
