OTTAWA —
A Canadian has died in Japan from complications related to COVID-19, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne tweeted on Friday.
Global Affairs has confirmed to CTV News that the individual was a passenger on the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was badly hit with the virus last month, prompting a nearly four-week quarantine off the coast of Yokohama, Japan. The government is providing consular assistance to the family affected.
There are currently more than 850 total reported cases of COVID-19 in Canada, 13 Canadians have died from the virus and another 13 have recovered.
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