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Thursday, February 13, 2020
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Thursday, February 13, 2020
Japan confirms first death of person with new coronavirus
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA woman in her 80s has become the first person with the new coronavirus to die in Japan, the country’s health minister says, cautioning it is not clear if the virus caused her death.
“The relationship between the new coronavirus and the death of the person is still unclear,” Katsunobu Kato says at a late-night briefing.
“This is the first death of a person who tested positive.”
— AFP
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