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COVID-19 infected man who planned to spread virus dies in Japan

A man who planned to spread the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across Japan after contracting it died at a hospital in Japan on Wednesday.
According to Kyodo News, the 57-year-old man went to a Filipino pub in Gamagori, Aichi prefecture last March 4 and bared that he intends to spread the virus.
The police launched a probe after a worker in her 30s at the pub tested positive for COVID-19.
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Authorities said the man left his home and rode a taxi after being diagnosed with the virus.
He went to an “izakaya” Japanese-style drinking establishment and stayed there for 15 minutes before going to the pub.
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Officials added that he stayed for 40 minutes in the pub where he sang karaoke and even mingled with the female worker whom he infected.
There are 1,589 cases of COVID-19 in Japan.

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One Comment

  1. I was going to say that person needs to be sent to jail then hanged but nevermind he is dead. But still, hang his dead body to punish him for intentionally spreading the virus.

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