Atsushi Koga, Deputy Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, was confirmed to have been infected with the new corona as a result of a PCR test.


According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, there are no close contacts in the ministry, including Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto.

According to the announcement of the House of Representatives and the office of Deputy Minister Atsushi Koga, the infection was confirmed when a family living with Deputy Minister Koga was infected with the new corona and underwent a PCR test at a medical institution on the 28th.



Deputy Minister Koga has no symptoms and is currently undergoing medical treatment at his home in Fukuoka City.



According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Deputy Minister Koga last went to work on the 16th of this month, and there are no close contacts in the ministry, including Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto.