Japan confirms five more cases of coronavirus in Hokkaido
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Passengers wearing protective face masks at New Chitose Airport in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Feb 27, 2020.
PHOTO: REUTERS
TOKYO (REUTERS) - Japanese authorities have confirmed five more cases of coronavirus in Hokkaido, public broadcaster NHK said on Monday (March 2), days after the northern island declared a state of emergency.
The new confirmed infections bring the total in Hokkaido to 77, NHK said.
The island, which has a population of about five million people, has seen the largest number of cases in Japan.
