Japanese authorities on Thursday confirmed the first death in the country from the new coronavirus that originated in China.
The victim was a Japanese woman in her 80s.
An emergency worker in protective clothing drives an ambulance carrying a person diagnosed with COVID-19 in Yokohama, Japan, on Feb. 13, 2020. Carl Court/Getty Images
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