Ken Shimura, popular Japanese comic, dies at 70 from coronavirus www.latimes.com

Popular Japanese comedian Ken Shimura has died from the coronavirus infection, becoming Japan’s first known celebrity to be a victim of the disease.
He was hospitalized March 20 after developing a fever and breathing troubles, and was put on a ventilator.
The news topped Japanese television news and talk shows Monday, and some fans and media gathered outside the hospital where he had been treated.
Japan and Olympic officials have agreed to postpone the Games until next year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“I don’t think Shimura himself expected to have to go this way,” an Izawa Office staff member told reporters, adding that his comedy shows were still upcoming on TV.