Japan confirms at least 19 new coronavirus infections on Monday: Kyodo

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan on Monday confirmed at least 19 new coronavirus cases, bringing the number of infections in the country to 980, including passengers who caught the pathogen on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, Kyodo newswire reported.

Infections were reported around the country, including five on the northern island of Hokkaido five others in a nursing home in Kanagawa prefecture near Tokyo, and two people in Osaka city in western Japan, Kyodo said.

(Reporting by Tim Kelly; Editing by Toby Chopra)