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First coronavirus death confirmed in the US

First coronavirus death confirmed in the US

By Violet Matakibau
03/03/2020
Health officials measure the body temperature of incoming passengers. Trieste, 28th of February 2020. [Photo via Getty Images]

The first US coronavirus fatality was a "medically high-risk patient in her late 50s this was confirmed by the President of the United States President Donald Trump.

United States Vice President Mike Pence announced new travel restrictions Saturday in response to the spread of coronavirus.

Pence announced more restrictions on travel from Iran. The administration is “expanding existing travel restrictions to include any foreign national who has visited Iran within the last 14 days.

Pence said the administration, through the US State Department, would increase the travel advisory for Italy and South Korea to Level 4 -- the highest level, advising Americans not to travel to specific regions in those countries.

Pence says they are urging Americans to not travel to the areas in Italy and the areas in South Korea that are most affected by the coronavirus.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said the goal is to lower the travel to and from the most impacted areas in an attempt to control the spread of the virus.

The novel coronavirus has killed more than 2,900 people worldwide, the vast majority in mainland China. There have been more than 85,000 global cases, with infections on every continent except Antarctica. [Source : CNN]

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