Japan reports 25 new coronavirus deaths, highest for single day

Japan on Monday reported another 25 deaths caused by the novel coronavirus, its highest tally for a single day, with the number of infections still rising almost two weeks after a state of emergency was declared for Tokyo, Osaka and some other areas with large urban populations.The total death toll now stands at 276, while Japan has confirmed at least 11,137 COVID-19 cases, excluding about 700 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was quarantined near Tokyo in February and those among people who returned to the country on charter flights after the virus was first detected in China late…READ FULL ARTICLE