New virus confirmed in Chiba Prefecture, newly infected 70-year-old woman February 20 18:51

According to Chiba Prefecture, it has been newly confirmed that women in their 70s living in the prefecture are infected with the new coronavirus.

The woman had a fever of 38 degrees for 8 minutes on the 14th of this month, and she consulted a medical facility the next day.

He was tested negative for influenza, so he went on a bus tour outside the prefecture for three days from the 16th.

After that, he visited a medical institution on the 18th and 19th, and showed symptoms of pneumonia on the 19th, so a virus test was performed, and on the 20th, infection with the new coronavirus was confirmed. .

This is the eighth case confirmed in Chiba Prefecture, including three returnees of charter flights from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.