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
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Spain returned, on Tuesday, to a new record since the start of the epidemic, as a result of the death of 849 people within 24 hours.
According to (Sky News), the (Corona) epidemic has claimed the lives of 8,189 people in Spain, the second most affected country, in terms of deaths, after Italy.
The daily number of casualties increased again, to reach its highest levels, as 9222 people were injured in 24 hours, bringing the total number of injuries to 94,417.
It is noteworthy that the number of deaths in Spain comes after Italy, which has more than 10 thousand deaths.
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