BD-origin man dies of coronavirus in the UK

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Bangladesh-origin man died after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK. The man in his 60s has become the third coronavirus patient to die in England, reports BBC.

He passed away at a hospital in Manchester after recently returning from a trip to Italy -- Europe's coronavirus hotbed, according to NHS England.

England’s chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty confirmed the latest virus death.

"I am very sorry to report that a third patient in England who tested positive for Covid-19 has sadly died," Prof Chris Whitty said.

“The patient, who was being treated at the North Manchester General Hospital, was over 60 years old and had significant underlying health conditions. They had recently travelled from an affected area. Contact tracing is already under way,”

The victim's son said he had been suffering from a combination of high cholestrol, arthritis, heart condition, ashthma and other respiratory problems. Even though he was not 100 percent healthy, the man had been in reasonably good health prior to his death.

But he died just five days after being diagnosed with the novel coronavirus infection. He migrated to Italy from Bangladesh in 1989 before settling in a town near the country's border with Switzerland, about 50km away from Milan.

He moved to the UK about four or five years ago but would nevertheless visit Italy every year.

This year, he made the trip to Italy in the middle of February before returning to Manchester on Feb 29.