Second coronavirus patient confirmed in Japan

Tourist from Wuhan admitted to Tokyo hospital

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Passengers wait for thermography checks at Japan's Kansai International Airport. (Photo by Toshiki Sasazu)

ATSUSHI TERAOKA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan has confirmed a second case of the new coronavirus from China, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced Friday morning, a week after the first patient tested positive.

A Chinese tourist in his 40s, who arrived from Wuhan on Sunday, has been admitted to a hospital in Tokyo.

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