New type pneumonia To returnees to shorter stay at facility Finding that incubation period is short February 4 6:19
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the government plans to have the people returning from Wuhan, China, stay at accommodations for a maximum of two weeks to check the health condition. Given the evidence that they are short, we plan to consider shortening the length of stay.
With the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the government said that it is necessary to check the health of those returning from Wuhan on a charter aircraft, so even if people are not confirmed by testing and have no symptoms such as fever, the virus is latent. We will have you stay at accommodations for a maximum of 2 weeks depending on the period.
However, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the World Health Organization (WHO) has shown that the incubation period of the virus is shorter than expected, and at most about 10 days.
For this reason, the government intends to consider shortening the period of staying at accommodation facilities while listening to the opinions of experts.
Meanwhile, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato held a telephone meeting on the night of March 3 with ministers in charge of the United States, the United Kingdom and France, and exchanged opinions on quarantine systems in each country. They confirmed that they would work together to prevent the spread of infection.