TOKYO – Japan on Tuesday (Jan 28) reported its first domestic case of infection of the coronavirus that is not linked to travel to China.

This was among two new cases confirmed by Health Minister Katsunobu Kato on Tuesday, bringing Japan’s total to six.

The victim with no recent travel record to China is a man in his 60s who lives in Nara prefecture, Kyodo News reported.

A bus driver, he had driven two group tours for tourists from Wuhan, the epicentre of the 2019-nCOV outbreak, this month.

Public broadcaster NHK said he first developed symptoms of the common cold on Jan 14. He was hospitalised on Jan 25, with the infection confirmed on Tuesday.

The new development comes as Japan will land a chartered flight on Tuesday night in Wuhan which is under lockdown to stem the spread of the virus that has killed 106 and infected over 4,500 people.

A first batch of about 200 Japanese nationals who live in Wuhan are expected to return on Wednesday morning.

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