Nile cruise ship tour Participants confirmed infection including 26 people Ministry of Health, March 17, 6:24
A number of people have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus after returning to Japan on a cruise ship tour on the Nile. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare concluded that 26 people had been infected in the country so far, and that the number of people who had tours and their contacts had become infected.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, a total of 26 people who have been infected have been confirmed to have been infected between the 5th and 15th of this month, including those who returned on a cruise ship tour on the Nile River and their family members. I am.
In Kanagawa Prefecture, a female nurse in her 70s working for a geriatric health care facility, and in Fukushima Prefecture, a female employee in her 70s working for a university, became infected after returning to their home countries.Saitama, Tokyo, Shizuoka Nile cruise participants have been confirmed to be infected in prefectures.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a reminder on overseas cruise ships this month, calling for consideration of postponement of boarding, considering that infected people may be refused entry and isolation measures may be implemented in each country. You.