Coronavirus: 12-year-old girl becomes youngest known person to die in Europe
A 12-year-old girl in Belgium has become the youngest known person to die from coronavirus in Europe.
Announcing the news, Dr Emmanuel Andre, spokesman for the country’s coronavirus crisis centre, said it was “an emotionally difficult moment, because it involves a child, and it has also upset the medical and scientific community”.
He added: “We are thinking of her family and friends. It is an event that is very rare, but one which upsets us greatly.”
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