Confirmation of infection by a news reporter from Kumamoto Kanagawa New Corona July 16 22:49

According to Kumamoto Prefecture, it was confirmed that a media member in his 30s, who was visiting Kanagawa Prefecture for coverage, was infected with the new coronavirus.

This media person was interviewing in the prefecture from 13th to 15th of this month.

Kumamoto Prefecture will hold a conference at the prefectural office from 11:00 pm to explain the detailed contents such as the presence or absence of rich contacts and the history of behavior.

In this prefecture, public health nurses in their thirties dispatched from Takamatsu City to support the heavy rain damage were confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus on the 13th of this month. It was just tested and all were found to be negative.