New type corona Woman discharged for the first time in Okinawa with confirmed infection Feb. 23, 21:47
A taxi driver in her 60s, who was the first to be infected with a new type of coronavirus in Okinawa, improved her symptoms and was discharged on the 23rd.
Women reported that the princess cruise ship "Diamond Princess", who had been confirmed to be infected, had four passengers when she called on Naha on the 1st of this month, and coughing became severe from the 5th. Had been hospitalized at a designated medical institution for infectious diseases.
According to Okinawa Prefecture, the woman subsequently discharged the hospital on the 23rd because her condition improved afterwards and she was tested twice more negative. The prefecture plans to continue health monitoring for 16 of her close contacts, including her family and colleagues, until this month.
In Okinawa Prefecture, in addition to women, a taxi driver in his 60s in Naha City with passengers of `` Diamond Princess '' and an agricultural male in his 80s living in Tomigusuku City who has no information on the route of infection, Two people have been confirmed infected and are hospitalized for treatment.