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Japanese comedian Ken Shimura dies after coronavirus infection

A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks past in front of a huge screen reporting death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who had been hospitalised after being infected with the new coronavirus, in Osaka, western Japan March 30, 2020, in this photo taken by Kyodo. (Kyodo/via REUTERS)
A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks past in front of a huge screen reporting death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who had been hospitalised after being infected with the new coronavirus, in Osaka, western Japan March 30, 2020, in this photo taken by Kyodo. (Kyodo/via REUTERS)
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30 Mar 2020 12:03:11 GMT9
30 Mar 2020 12:03:11 GMT9

TOKYO: Popular Japanese comedian Ken Shimura died on Sunday after being infected with the novel coronavirus, it was learned on Monday. He was 70.

On March 19, Shimura told a doctor he had fever and difficulty breathing. After being delivered to a Tokyo hospital on the following day, he was diagnosed as having severe pneumonia. The comedian tested positive for the virus on March 23.

JIJI Press

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