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January 15, 2020

On January 15, 2020, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare confirms the first case of COVID-19 in Japan. The year's #1 song was "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd.

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2020 (MMXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2020th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 20th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2020s decade.

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On January 15, 2020

  1. 2020 The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare confirms the first case of COVID-19 in Japan.

    Government ministry of Japan

    The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is a cabinet-level ministry of the Japanese government. It is commonly known as Kōrō-shō (厚労省) in Japan. The ministry provides services on health, labour and welfare.

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Rocky Johnson Canadian professional wrestler (1944–2020)
Lloyd Cowan British athlete and coach (1962–2021)

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