A 16-year-old French schoolgirl with no underlying medical conditions has become the youngest person to die of coronavirus in Europe.
Tributes were today being paid to the teen, named as Julie A, describing her as "bright and much loved". She succumbed to respiratory problems in a Paris hospital on Wednesday after first developing a "slight cough" a week ago.
Her sister Manon said she had not suffered from any illnesses beforehand. Manon spoke out to warn people the virus can affect people of all ages and 'no one is invincible'. "We must stop believing that his virus only affects the elderly," said her heartbroken sister, Manon. "No one is invincible against this mutant virus.