A French doctor caring for coronavirus patients has died of the illness, health authorities said, the first such death in the country that is grappling with the mushrooming outbreak.
The 67-year-old emergency room medic worked at Compiegne hospital, north of Paris, the town's mayor told AFP. Mayor Philippe Marini said that he was "someone who came back to work voluntarily to treat people and knew he was taking a risk".
The doctor was named as Madagascar-born Jean-Jacques Razafindranazy by France 3 television, who said his wife, a family doctor, was also sick with the virus and has been quarantined at home.
His son posted an emotional message on Facebook, describing Dr Razafindranazy as "my father the hero", according to France 3. "He was