Hokkaido 7 new infections Beauty salon in Iwamizawa City cluster occurrence May 28 at 20:33

On the 28th, it was confirmed that 7 people in Hokkaido, including 4 people in Sapporo city, were infected with the new coronavirus. At a beauty salon in Iwamizawa City, there is a new suspicion of cluster infection.

New infections were confirmed in Hokkaido on the 28th
: Two females in their 40s and teens in Sapporo City,
one female in their 70s in the Sorachi region,
and 70 females in their 50s in Iwamizawa City There are two males in their teens, and two males whose
age and gender are not disclosed.
The number of inspections was 295.

According to the road, there is a suspicion of a new cluster = outbreak at a beauty salon in Iwamizawa City.

On the 28th, two new customers were found to have been infected at the store, which confirmed that a total of six employees, including employees and customers, had been infected.

Road is investigating the route of infection, suspecting the 19th cluster in Hokkaido.

According to Sapporo City, women in their 40s in the city have already been confirmed to be infected by their family members, and Sapporo City believes that the infection has spread among their families.

In addition, a teenage woman in the city was confirmed to have been infected on the 27th of the previous month, but on the 28th, the infection was confirmed again and it is a re-positive.

A person in charge of the Sapporo Public Health Center said, "There is a concern that the number of patients will increase as the number of people in the town increases, so I would like you to thoroughly implement a new lifestyle and prevent infection."

Michi also announced the death of one person whose age and gender were not disclosed.

With this, a total of 1078 people are infected in Hokkaido, including 664 people in Sapporo.
86 people have died. A total of 770 people have completed treatment.

Mayor Iwamizawa "Strong sense of crisis"

Mayor Satoshi Matsuno of Iwamizawa City held a temporary press conference, stating that "the number of infected people in the city is outstanding and there is a strong sense of crisis", and basics such as hand washing and cough etiquette for citizens and businesses We called for thorough measures to prevent infection.

On the other hand, regarding information such as the behavior history of the infected person, "I am requesting information sharing on the road, but at present it is only possible to respond based on information that is open to the public", and the road is to prevent the spread of infection, He acknowledged that more detailed information should be shared with local governments.