France has confirmed a fifth case of infection by the new coronavirus from China...
FILE PHOTO: Tourists from an Air China flight from Beijing wear protective masks as they arrive at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France, January 26, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
PARIS - France has confirmed a fifth case of infection by the new coronavirus from China, the French health minister said on Wednesday, adding the patient was the daughter of an 80-year-old man already hospitalized with the disease. Agnes Buzyn also said the first flight, which will later repatriate French nationals from the Chinese town of Wuhan - the epicenter of the virus - would depart France for China later on Wednesday, with a second flight to follow on Thursday or Friday.
France confirmed its first three cases of the Wuhan coronavirus on Friday, and a fourth case on Tuesday.The virus has killed more than 130 people and sickened more than 6,000, the vast majority of them in China.
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