The first coronavirus death outside of China has been confirmed, as a 44-year-old man from Wuhan died whilst visiting the Philippines.
The World Health Organisation believes he was infected before arriving in the Philippines.
305 people have died since the outbreak, the vast majority from Hubei province in China. 14,000 people have been infected worldwide by the coronavirus, including 12 confirmed cases in Australia. Image: Getty
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