Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, March 17, according to local media reports on the 17th, the vice chairman of the Japanese Olympic Committee and the chairman of the Japanese Football Association, Yoshida Takashima was diagnosed with covid-19. As of 18:30 Tokyo time (17:30 Beijing time), there were 851 confirmed cases in Japan and 29 deaths in total.
According to media reports such as the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) television station, the 62-year-old Yoshiki tanshimashima was absent from the council meeting of the Japanese Olympic Committee on the 16th due to fever. In late 2 months, he went to Holland to attend the Uefa conference, and also went to the United States to watch the friendly match of the Japanese women’s football team.
According to statistics from Japan on Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, except for 851 confirmed patients in China, there were 712 confirmed cases and 7 deaths on the Diamond Princess cruise. These cases do not include the cases confirmed after being taken back by various countries, nor do they include the Japanese who were diagnosed after being free to return home after the expiration of isolation on board. 171 patients have been discharged from Japan, and 508 of the confirmed patients of “Diamond Princess” cruise have been discharged.