Another death from coronavirus in Japan, in-hospital infection suspected

Residents in Hokkaido crossing an icy street before continuing their journey home near a suburb. A man in his 70s died on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido on Saturday night after testing positive for Covid-19 (coronavirus), the disease caused by the coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2, local authorities said on Sunday (March 1). - AP

TOKYO: A man in his 70s died on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido on Saturday night after testing positive for Covid-19 (coronavirus), the disease caused by the coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2, local authorities said on Sunday (March 1).

The municipal government of Hokkaido said the patient was hospitalised on Jan 17 for another disease, but started to show flu-like symptoms a few weeks later and tested positive for the coronavirus on Feb. 25.