A British tourist has died from coronavirus in the African island nation of Cape Verde, hours after checking into a luxury resort.
Authorities in the country said the unnamed Brit man was rushed to hospital on Monday night after he became ill at a five-star hotel.
The country's health minister Arlindo do Rosario confirmed the news on Tuesday. He said the man is the first person to die from coronavirus in Cape Verde as well as the country's first patient.
The man was taken ill after checking into the five-star Hotel Riu Karamboa on Boa Vista, one of the country's most visited islands, on March 9.