BEIJING ¨C An American became the first confirmed non-Chinese victim of the new coronavirus, U.S. officials said on Saturday, and a Japanese man also died with symptoms consistent with the disease, as the epidemic looked set to pass the death toll from SARS.
The 60-year old U.S. citizen died on Feb. 6 in Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus outbreak in the central Chinese province of Hubei, a U.S. Embassy spokesman said in Beijing.
¡°We offer our sincerest condolences to the family on their loss,¡± the spokesman said. ¡°Out of the respect for the family¡¯s privacy, we have no further comment.¡±
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