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13-year-old UK boy dies after contracting COVID-19

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/04/01/uk.jpg"/><figcaption>A quiet Whitehall is seen as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, March 31, 2020. Toby Melville, Reuters</figcaption></figure></div>LONDON - A 13-year-old British boy has died days after testing positive for COVID-19, hospital officials and his family said on Tuesday, with relatives saying he had no underlying illnesses.The boy, who died Monday at King&#x27;s College Hospital in London, is believed to be Britain&#x27;s youngest confirmed death in the coronavirus pandemic.A 12-year-old girl, whose death was confirmed earlier on Tuesday in Belgium, is thought to be Europe&#x27;s youngest victim. The boy&#x27;s family said Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab &quot;started showing symptoms and had difficulties breathing&quot; before he was admitted to hospital.&quot;He was put on a ventilator and then put into an induced coma but sadly died yesterday morning,&quot; the family said through a family friend, Mark Stephenson, adding: &quot;We are beyond devastated.&quot;Nathalie MacDermott, a lecturer at King&#x27;s College, said: &quot;While we know it is much less likely for children to suffer severe COVID-19 infection than older adults, this case highlights the importance of us all taking the precautions we can to reduce the spread of infection in the UK and worldwide.&quot;She urged research into deaths outside the groups expected to succumb to infection as it &quot;may indicate an underlying genetic susceptibility.&quot;On Tuesday, Britain announced 381 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the highest figure in the country since the start of the pandemic, bringing the death toll to 1,789.<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

A 13-year-old British boy has died days after testing positive for COVID-19, hospital officials and his family said on Tuesday, with relatives saying he had no underlying illnesses.

A 13-year-old British boy has died days after testing positive for COVID-19, hospital officials and his family said on Tuesday, with relatives saying he had no underlying illnesses.