A twelve-year-old girl died in Belgium as a result of infection with the new Corona virus, thus becoming the youngest victim of the epidemic in Europe.
The Belgian authorities said that the girl is the youngest victim among more than 700 people who died of the disease in the country.
"It is an emotionally difficult moment, because it involves a child, and it has also bothered the medical and scientific community," said Emmanuel Andre, a spokesman for the National Crisis Center in Belgium.
"We are thinking about her family and friends. It is a very rare event, but it annoys us a lot," according to the Associated Press.
The girl had a fever for three days before her death, and the result of the "Covid-19" examination she underwent was positive, according to another speaker, Stephen van Goghte.
No further details were provided regarding her condition, and whether she was originally suffering from a disease
