突尼斯男子死于冠状病毒感染
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A man has died of the novel coronavirus (NCoV) in Tunisia, in what is believed to be the first such case in Africa.

突尼斯一名男子死于新型冠状病毒,这被认为是非洲第一例此类死亡事件。
 
Tunisia's health ministry1 said the 66-year-old had visited Saudi Arabia, which is badly affected2 by the virus.
 
About 20 deaths and 41 cases have been reported worldwide since 2012, the World Health Organisation3 (WHO) says. 
 
NCoV is from the same family of viruses as the one that caused the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome4 (Sars) outbreak in 2003, killing5 about 770 people.
 
However, NCoV and Sars are distinct from each other, the WHO says.
 
It appears likely that the virus can be passed between people in close contact, it adds.
 
The Tunisian man, a diabetic, had been complaining of breathing problems since he returned from Saudi Arabia and he died in hospital in the coastal6 city of Monastir, AFP news agency reports.
 
Two of his children also contracted the virus, but had responded to treatment, the health ministry said, in a statement. 
 
"These Tunisia cases haven't changed our risk assessment7, but they do show the virus is still spreading,'' said WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl, AP news agency reports. 
 
Cases have been detected in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Germany, the UK and France.
 
"All of the European cases have had a direct or indirect connection to the Middle East, including two cases with recent travel history from the UAE," the WHO Update says. 
 
Twenty-two of the 41 cases reported worldwide are in Saudi Arabia, it adds.
 
Out of the 20 deaths, nine of them have been in the kingdom, WHO says.


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1 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部;牧师
参考例句:
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
2 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的,假装的
参考例句:
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
3 organisation organisation     
n.组织,安排,团体,有机休
参考例句:
  • The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
  • His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。
4 syndrome uqBwu     
n.综合病症;并存特性
参考例句:
  • The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
  • Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。
5 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
参考例句:
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
6 coastal WWiyh     
adj.海岸的,沿海的,沿岸的
参考例句:
  • The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
  • This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
7 assessment vO7yu     
n.评价;评估;对财产的估价,被估定的金额
参考例句:
  • This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
  • What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何?
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