Elderly man in Tokyo dies of coronavirus

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14:3726/02/2020, Wednesday
U: 26/02/2020, Wednesday
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File photo: A trolley bus is disinfected amid fears over the spread of the novel coronavirus in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo taken on February 22, 2020 and released by Kyodo February 23, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020
File photo: A trolley bus is disinfected amid fears over the spread of the novel coronavirus in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo taken on February 22, 2020 and released by Kyodo February 23, 2020. Picture taken February 22, 2020

An man in his 80s died in Tokyo on Wednesday after catching the new coronavirus, Japan's public broadcaster NHK said, citing a government source.

This was Japan's third fatality from the coronavirus, excluding those who were on the cruise ship "Diamond Princess", NHK said.

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare said it will hold a press conference at 1200 GMT.

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