The death was an 80-year-old man who travelled from Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, to Hebei, a province bordering Beijing.
An 80-year-old man is the first death of the coronavirus outside of the disease outbreak's epicenter, China's National Health Commission confirmed Thursday.
Since the outbreak began, at least 18 people have died. Another 557 people are confirmed by the World Health Organization to have been infected by the coronavirus, though experts at the Imperial College London put the figure. In response to the outbreak, Chinese officials locked down at least three cities: Wuhan, and the nearby Huanggang and Ezhou. The cities have a combined population of over 18 million.
A Chinese man wears a protective mask and glasses before boarding a train before the annual Spring Festival at a Beijing railway station on January 23, 2020 in Beijing, China.The WHO has yet to declare a global health emergency, however the group plans to meet again in 10 days to reassess the situation. Several WHO members believed it was"still too early" to declare an emergency, according to a press release. The WHO also praised China's efforts to contain the outbreak.
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