Oita Newly confirmed infection of one person The 31st person in prefecture Preventing going out to crowds 22:47 on April 3

Oita Prefecture has announced that it has been newly confirmed that a male employee in his forties living in Beppu has been infected with the new coronavirus. In Oita prefecture, infection was confirmed in 31 people.

The new case of the new coronavirus was confirmed in a man in his 40s who lives in Beppu City.

According to Oita prefecture, this man had a fever of 39 degrees on the 28th of last month, and two days later he was tested negative for virus.

However, the fever did not decrease and there were no symptoms of pneumonia. As a result of another examination on the 3rd, it was confirmed that the patient was infected with the new coronavirus. In this way, 31 people were confirmed infected in Oita Prefecture.

A previous study found that the man worked for the same company as a close contact with a self-employed male in his forties in Oita City, where the infection was confirmed last month after returning from the Philippines. That is.

In Oita Prefecture, we request a close contact of a man who was confirmed infected on March 3 with a home call and investigate the infection route.

In response to the spread of the new coronavirus, Oita Prefecture is calling on citizens of the prefecture to refrain from attending unnecessary crowds or participating in events by the end of this month.