Hong Kong reports first death of coronavirus patient (Update)

Residents wearing masks and raincoats volunteer to take temperature of passengers following the coronavirus outbreak at a bus stop at Tin Shui Wai, a border town in Hong Kong. The island on Tuesday (Feb 4) became the second place outside mainland China to report the death of a coronavirus patient. - Reuters

BEIJING: Hong Kong on Tuesday (Feb 4) became the second place outside mainland China to report the death of a coronavirus patient as restrictions on movement were imposed on two more cities far from the epicentre, including the home of Alibaba.

The death of the 39-year-old man in Hong Kong came as the semi-autonomous city closed all but two land crossings with the Chinese mainland to slow the spread of the virus.