Japan confirms three more citizens evacuated from Wuhan test positive for coronavirus

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a mask walks past Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo, Japan January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan confirmed an additional three cases of the new coronavirus among evacuees from the Chinese city of Wuhan, including one who initially tested negative, the health ministry said on Saturday, bringing the country's total to 20 cases.

One of the three, a man in his 40s who had symptoms such as fever and coughing, first tested negative for coronavirus, the ministry said. But the man, who was initially diagnosed with pneumonia, later confirmed positive for the virus with an additional test, it said.