Former transport minister Yuichiro Hata was confirmed to have died from the new coronavirus, his political party said Monday, making him the first sitting member of Japan's parliament to fall victim to COVID-19.Hata died over the weekend days after coming down with a fever but the cause of his death was not immediately known. He was found to have tested positive in an examination after death, according to the party. He was 53.Hata began feeling ill around Thursday and was on his way to a hospital to take a polymerase chain reaction test on Sunday afternoon when his condition suddenly worsen…READ FULL ARTICLE
