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突尼斯男子死于冠状病毒感染 A man has died of the novel coronavirus (NCoV) in Tunisia, in what is believed to be the first such case in Africa. 突尼斯一名男子死于新型冠状病毒，这被认为是非洲第一例此类死亡事件。 ? Tunisias health ministry said the 66-year-old had visited Saudi Arabia, which is badly affected by the virus. ? About 20 deaths and 41 cases have been reported worldwide since 2012, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says.? ? NCoV is from the same family of viruses as the one that caused the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) outbreak in 2003, killing about 770 people. ? However, NCoV and Sars are distinct from each other, the WHO says. ? It appears likely that the virus can be passed between people in close contact, it adds. ? The Tunisian man, a diabetic, had been complaining of breathing problems since he returned from Saudi Arabia and he died in hospital in the coastal city of Monastir, AFP news agency reports. ? Two of his children also contracted the virus, but had responded to treatment, the health ministry said, in a statement.? ? These Tunisia cases havent changed our risk assessment, but they do show the virus is still spreading, said WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl, AP news agency reports.? ? Cases have been detected in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Germany, the UK and France. ? All of the European cases have had a direct or indirect connection to the Middle East, including two cases with recent travel history from the UAE, the WHO Update says.? ? Twenty-two of the 41 cases reported worldwide are in Saudi Arabia, it adds. ? Out of the 20 deaths, nine of them have been in the kingdom, WHO says.