New prison officers confirmed at Osaka detention center for two new prisoners New corona on April 7 22:11

The Ministry of Justice has announced that two new male prisoners in their 40s and 60s have been infected with the new coronavirus at Osaka Detention Center. Three people have been confirmed to be infected at Osaka detention center.

At the Osaka Detention Center in Osaka City, a male prisoner in his forties was confirmed infected with the new coronavirus on the 5th.

According to the Ministry of Justice, the two prisoners who had symptoms of fever apart from the prisoner also reported that the results of PCR tests were both positive on the 7th.

Newly confirmed infections were male prisoners in their 40s who supervised inmates, and male prisoners in their 60s who guarded the facility with surveillance cameras.

Forty of the inmates who appeared to have contact with the prison officers who were first found infected were quarantined on May 5, each in a single room called a "single room," and the inmates and other staff members became feverish. There are no symptoms such as.

At a press conference, Minister of Justice Mori stated, "We take this very seriously. We want to take a thorough system to prevent the spread of infection, and at the same time, carry out detailed investigations such as confirming the route of infection."