(200313) — TOKYO, March 13, 2020 (Xinhua) — A pedestrian wearing mask walks past the Olympic rings in Tokyo, Japan, March 12, 2020. Japan’s health ministry and local governments said Friday the number of COVID-19 infections rose by 21 to 697 cases in Japan as of 6:30 p.m. local time here.
The death toll currently stands at 26, according to the health ministry, with the figure including those from the virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship that was quarantined in Yokohama, close to Tokyo. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)
