First coronavirus death in Philippines

The Philippines has reported the first death from the coronavirus outside of China.

The patient, a 44-year-old Chinese man, died on Saturday after being confined since January 25, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said.

The man is the companion of the first case of the virus in the Philippines, a 38-year-old Chinese woman.

"Over the course of the patient's admission, he developed severe pneumonia," Duque told a press conference.

"In his last few days, the patient was stable and showed signs of improvement, however, the condition of the patient deteriorated within his last 24 hours resulting in his demise," he added.

The couple, both from Wuhan, China, arrived in the Philippines from Hong Kong on January 21. They are the only confirmed cases in the Philippines so far.