Japan vows to step up efforts on coronavirus testing, containment after first fatality

Fri, Feb 14, 2020 - 10:58 AM

Japan on Friday vowed to step up testing and containment efforts for the coronavirus after suffering its first death and the confirmation of new cases, including a doctor and taxi driver.

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[TOKYO] Japan on Friday vowed to step up testing and containment efforts for the coronavirus after suffering its first death and the confirmation of new cases, including a doctor and taxi driver.

Japan's health ministry said Thursday that a woman in her 80s living in Kanagawa prefecture,...

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