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Person in Japan who has not visited Wuhan contracts coronavirus

Passengers who arrived on one of the last flights from Wuhan, China, walk through a health screening station at Narita airport in Chiba prefecture, outside Tokyo, on Jan. 23, 2020. (AFP)
Passengers who arrived on one of the last flights from Wuhan, China, walk through a health screening station at Narita airport in Chiba prefecture, outside Tokyo, on Jan. 23, 2020. (AFP)
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28 Jan 2020 08:01:16 GMT9
28 Jan 2020 08:01:16 GMT9

A person in Japan who had not visited the Chinese city of Wuhan has contracted the new coronavirus, Japan's health ministry said Tuesday.

The infected man is a tour bus driver in his 60s in the city of Nara, who had contact with visitors from Wuhan between Jan. 8-16, the ministry said on its website. He began showing symptoms on Jan. 14 and was hospitalized on Jan. 25 before being diagnosed, according to the statement.

Another man in his 40s who lives in Wuhan was also confirmed to have contracted the virus, the ministry said.

The new infections bring the total number of confirmed Japanese cases to six.

Reuters

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