Oita prefecture Confirmed infection of teenage women March 29 21:59 in a total of 28 people

Oita Prefecture has announced that a new type of coronavirus infection has been newly confirmed in teenage women living in Beppu City.

According to Oita Prefecture, a teenage woman living in Beppu City, who was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, spent at a friend's house in Osaka from the middle of this month and returned to Beppu City on 25th of this month, It means that the nose became stuffy on the day and symptoms such as taste disorder.

Also, on 28th, it was confirmed that an acquaintance in Osaka had been infected with the new coronavirus, so that when a woman was tested, the infection was confirmed. With this, 28 people were confirmed infected in Oita Prefecture.

The woman is currently mild with no symptoms other than nasal congestion. In Oita Prefecture, we request women's families to wait at home and investigate the infection route.