Coronavirus: First death confirmed in Japan
International Desk Published: 13 February 2020, 06:28 PM
| Updated: 13 February 2020, 06:37 PM
Japan has recorded its first death from the novel coronavirus, the country's health minister Katsunobu Kato said Thursday evening local time.
The Japanese woman, in her 80s, did not come from the Diamond Princess cruise ship which is in quarantine in Yokohama port, near Tokyo.
The minister cautioned it was not clear if the virus caused her death. “The relationship between the new coronavirus and the death of the person is still unclear,” he said at a late-night briefing. “This is the first death of a person who tested positive.”
Source: CNN, South China Morning Post
