Coronavirus: British woman, 53, with COVID-19 dies in Indonesia
A health ministry official says the woman had already been in a critical condition when she was admitted to hospital.
Wednesday 11 March 2020 11:45, UK
A British woman is understood to have died in Indonesia after contracting coronavirus.
Indonesian authorities said the 53-year-old was the first recorded death from the virus in the country, which has 26 other confirmed cases.
A health ministry official said the woman had already been in a critical condition when she was admitted to hospital.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "We are supporting the family of a British woman who has died in Indonesia and are in contact with local authorities. Our sympathies and thoughts are with her family at this difficult time."
Yesterday, Indonesia reported eight new cases, bringing the total there to 27. Authorities said the ages of the new patients ranged from 33 to 73.
An official said two were foreigners and that five of the new cases had been imported, and that two were traced to an earlier cluster.
Six people in total have died in the UK after contracting coronavirus while another Briton died in Japan having been on board the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship.
In the UK, there are currently 382 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease cause by coronavirus.
There are more than 119,000 cases worldwide and more than 4,200 deaths.
Countries around the world have been trying to contain the spread of the virus, with Italy - the second worst hit nation after China - placing itself in lockdown.
Italy has seen more than 10,000 confirmed cases and 631 deaths.
China has seen almost 81,000 cases and more than 3,100 deaths.