TOKYO: Japan’s health ministry said Friday it had confirmed the country’s second case of a novel coronavirus strain, in a man who travelled from the Chinese city of Wuhan. In a statement, the ministry said the man in his 40s was a resident of the Chinese city where the outbreak began and arrived in Japan on Jan 19. He reported having had a fever for several days before his arrival but said that his condition had stabilised by the time of his arrival in Japan. On Jan 22, he reported a fever and he is now in a Tokyo hospital receiving treatment, the ministry said. Passengers arriving from the Chinese city of Wuhan arrive at Narita Airport in Chiba, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo January 23, 2020.

Source: New Strait Times January 24, 2020 01:30 UTC