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Hong Kong Health Officials Reveal More Details About City’s First Death Due to Coronavirus

Hong Kong Health Officials Reveal More Details About City’s First Death Due to Coronavirus
Pedestrians wear face masks as they cross a road in Hong Kong on February 3, 2020. ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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Health officials have confirmed the first death in Hong Kong due to the new coronavirus and also reported two new confirmed cases in the city.

Lau Ka-hin, chief manager of quality and standards at Hong Kong’s Health Authority, and Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the communicable disease branch of the Centre for Health Protection, held a joint press conference on Feb. 4 afternoon local time.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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