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Abigail O'Leary

British woman dies after contracting coronavirus in Bali tourist hotspot

A British woman is believed to have died after contracting coronavirus in the popular tourist island Bali, Indonesia.

The 53-year-old was reportedly critically ill before being diagnosed with the infection.

An Indonesian government spokesperson said she also suffered from diabetes, hypertension, hyperthyroidism and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the Mirror reports.

Health officers wearing face masks at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Kuta, Bali (NurPhoto/PA Images)

There have been 27 cases in Indonesia while there are 373 in the UK, where six people have died.

GP appointments in the UK are to be held via phone or video link with "immediate effect" to limit the spread of coronavirus, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.

Globally, the number of people infected with the coronavirus has topped 119,000 and more than 4,000 have died as the outbreak spreads to more countries.

Countries including Indonesia and Belgium have reported their first deaths from the virus today.

The death toll in locked-down Italy, the worst-hit country outside China, has jumped by 168 to 631, the largest rise in absolute numbers since the contagion came to light in late February.

Cases are also rising fast in Spain, with more than 1,200 cases and 30 deaths.

Belgium has recorded its first coronavirus death.

The patient was 90 years old, authorities told Reuters.

While numbers continue to increase in some parts of the world, Some key industries in the Chinese city at the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic have been told they can resume work today.

The announcement to Wuhan workers came a day after President Xi Jinping visited the city for the first time since the outbreak began.

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