It was confirmed on the 22nd that a girl living in Tokyo was infected with a mutated coronavirus that is spreading in the United Kingdom, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said that there is a possibility of community-acquired infection. Will continue to be vigilant by proceeding with genetic analysis of some of the samples that have been determined to be positive, with a view to the possibility that the mutant virus will spread in the future.
A girl under the age of 10 living in Tokyo was confirmed to be infected with a mutant virus that is widespread in the United Kingdom.
He is a close contact of a man in his 40s in Tokyo who has been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, and neither of them has traveled abroad, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says that there is a possibility of community infection. ..
Since December, the city has been examining samples of more than 1,400 people who have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, but no mutant virus has been detected other than girls.
The city says, "It has not been confirmed so far that the mutant virus has spread in the city." We will proceed with genetic analysis and continue to be vigilant.