Veteran comedian Ken Shimura has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his agency said Wednesday, making him the first Japanese entertainment figure to announce their infection publicly.Shimura, 70, is known for performing popular characters such as "Baka Tonosama" (stupid lord) and "Henna Ojisan" (strange uncle) on TV shows. He was scheduled to start working in April on a movie based on the book "The Name Above the Title."Outside Japan, celebrities including Tom Hanks, Idris Elba and Olga Kurylenko have announced being infected with the pneumonia-causing virus.Shimura was hospitalized o…READ FULL ARTICLE
