BEIJING: Twenty-seven foreign nationals have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, among whom three have been cured and discharged from hospital, two have passed away and 22 others are isolated in hospitals, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
The figures were correct as of 8am local time yesterday and the two deaths included a Chinese American and a Japanese national, said spokesman Geng Shuang.
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