9-year-old boy 13th child in Taiwan to die of COVID-19 complications


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CORONAVIRUS/9-year-old boy 13th child in Taiwan to die of COVID-19 complications Taipei, June 2 (CNA) A 9-year-old boy was among the 144 COVID-19 deaths reported in Taiwan Thursday, bringing the number of child fatalities from the disease to 13, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said. The boy began vomiting on May 28, and the next day he became incoherent and then fell unconscious, which prompted his family to call for an ambulance, said Lo Yi-chun (羅一鈞), deputy head of the CECC's medical response division. By the time the child got to hospital, however, he had no vital signs and...