Japanese comedian Ken Shimura dies from coronavirus
Published Mon, Mar 30, 2020 · 01:55 AM
[TOKYO] Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who had been hospitalised after being infected with the novel coronavirus, has died, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday. He was 70.
Mr Shimura, one of the country's best-known comedians with a career dating back to the early 1970s, had been hospitalised in Tokyo and died on Sunday evening, NHK said.
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