YOKOHAMA – A man was sentenced to death Monday over a stabbing rampage in 2016 at a care home near Tokyo for people with mental disabilities that left 19 residents dead and 26 others injured.
Satoshi Uematsu, a 30-year-old former employee of the care facility in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, had admitted to the killings in hearings during his lay judge trial at the Yokohama District Court. He insisted that people with disabilities who are unable to communicate well do not have human rights.
As concern continues to grow over the worldwide spread of COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus, many are taking proactive measures to keep themselves safe from the flu-like virus, which can be fatal in the most extreme cases.
In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing indiscriminately. Young, old, sick and otherwise-healthy people all became infected, and at least 10% of patients died.
Iran said on Sunday (Mar 15) that COVID-19 has killed 113 people in the past 24 hours. This raises the country's death toll to 724, a health ministry official tweeted, adding that the number of infected people had reached 13,938.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Donald Trump has tested negative for coronavirus.
As Italy continues to be hit hard by coronavirus, the illness has officially hit one of the country's top soccer clubs. It was announced on Wednesday that Juventus defender Daniele Rugani has tested positive for coronavirus.
