South Korea reports first virus death as 2.5 million urged to stay home

Medical workers wearing protective gear move a patient suspected of contracting the coronavirus from an ambulance to the Kyungpook National University Hospital in Daegu, South Korea. - AP

SEOUL, South Korea (AP): Yonhap news agency says South Korea has reported its first death from a new coronavirus.

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not immediately provide details.