The Philippines on Sunday reported the first death from a new virus outside of China.
This comes as the country's President Rodrigo Duterte approved a temporary ban on all travelers, except Filipinos, from China and its SARs including Hong Kong.
The Philippine Department of Health said a 44-year-old Chinese man from Wuhan was admitted on Jan. 25 after experiencing fever, cough, and sore throat. He developed severe pneumonia, and in his last few days, ``the patient was stable and showed signs of improvement, however, the condition of the patient deteriorated within his last 24 hours resulting in his demise.``
The man's 38-year-old female companion, also from Wuhan, first tested positive for the virus and remains in hospital isolation in Manila.
