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A male employee at the European Parliament has become the first person in the main EU governing institutions in Brussels to die after contracting the new coronavirus, officials told AFP on Monday.
A parliament spokesman told AFP the man was "external personnel" and his death was, "according to the current state of information, due to the coronavirus".
He expressed the parliament's regret at confirming the death.
A parliamentary source said the deceased man was an Italian citizen in his 40s who worked in the parliament's IT service.
A parliament spokesman told AFP the man was "external personnel" and his death was, "according to the current state of information, due to the coronavirus".
He expressed the parliament's regret at confirming the death.
A parliamentary source said the deceased man was an Italian citizen in his 40s who worked in the parliament's IT service.
