France confirms fifth case of coronavirus

By Benoit van Overstraeten
Updated January 30 2020 - 7:08am, first published 7:02am
French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn has confirmed the country's fifth coronavirus diagnosis.
French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn has confirmed the country's fifth coronavirus diagnosis.

France has confirmed a fifth case of infection by the new coronavirus from China, the French health minister says, adding the patient was the daughter of an 80-year-old man already hospitalized with the disease.

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