Some of the infected were passengers on the Diamond Princess (pictured). — Reuters pic
TOKYO, March 2 — Japan today confirmed at least 15 new coronavirus cases, bringing the number of cases in the country to 976 including passengers infected by the pathogen on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, Kyodo newswire reported.
Infections were reported around the country, including five on the northern island of Hokkaido and five others in a nursing home in Kanagawa prefecture near Tokyo, Kyodo said. — Reuters