The Japanese Ministry of Health has confirmed that an unknown virus entered the country in the body of a 30-year-old Chinese man who lives in Kanagawa Prefecture, Kyodo News writes.. It is known that he returned to Japan from a trip to the Chinese city of Wuhan. On January 3, his temperature rose, but he returned to Japan, where he was immediately hospitalized.. After five days of treatment, the man was discharged from the hospital, but he still has symptoms of coughing.. The Japanese government has created a crisis headquarters to collect information about a mysterious disease. Meanwhile, in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the first death from a previously unknown virus was recorded: an elderly man died from pneumonia, which began from an unknown infection. In total, 59 cases of infection with a new virus, which scientists call the previously unknown type of coronavirus, were recorded in Hubei Province.. The disease has also been identified in Thailand.. Specialists still need further epidemiological investigation and study of the clinical manifestations of the disease.. Under the supervision of doctors remain 163 people who had close contact with patients. At the moment, there are no clear signs that the disease is transmitted from person to person..