GENEVA (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 08th March, 2020) � Switzerland has confirmed the second death from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country, the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) said on Sunday.
Switzerland recorded its second death attributed to the coronavirus; a 76-year-old man from the canton of Basel-Landschaft. The FOPH is in contact with the authorities of the Canton of Basel-Land," the office said in a statement.
So far, the country has registered 281 confirmed cases of the disease, while 51 others are yet to be confirmed after repeated tests.
