Japanese man in China's Chongqing dies after contracting COVID

A Japanese man in his 40s has died in the Chinese municipality of Chongqing after testing positive for COVID-19, government officials said Friday, as Beijing grapples with an apparent surge of infections after a major easing of its strict antivirus measures earlier in the month.The Japanese Consulate General in the southwestern Chinese city confirmed his death on Monday. The male employee of a Japanese company had been quarantined at home.In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said earlier in the day at a press conference the Japanese government has been offering support to his …READ FULL ARTICLE