One Passenger Among Japan's 4th Charter Flight Confirmed with Novel Coronavirus

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunwoo Lee] Among the Japanese nationals who entered Japan on the fourth chartered flight dispatched by the Japanese government from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, one person was confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus (Wuhan pneumonia). The total number of confirmed cases brought into Japan via dispatched chartered flights has increased to 10.

According to NHK on the 8th, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced that a man in his 20s who boarded the fourth chartered flight dispatched by the Japanese government from Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, was confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus. This man in his 20s was hospitalized after showing symptoms such as fever and was diagnosed with mild pneumonia. Previously, on the 7th, a total of 198 Japanese nationals and their families staying in the Hubei area returned to Japan on the fourth chartered flight dispatched by the Japanese government.

As a result, the total number of Japanese nationals who entered Japan from China via chartered flights and were confirmed to have the novel coronavirus has increased to 10. The total number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Japan has risen to 90, including 64 confirmed cases on the cruise ship at Yokohama Port.

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