New type of pneumonia A Japanese man who is first infected is determined to be domestically infected Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare January 29, 20:40

A man living in Nara Prefecture, the first Japanese to be infected with the new coronavirus, was found to have never traveled abroad during the period when pneumonia occurred in China, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said that Have determined that they have been infected with the virus in Japan.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, a Japanese man in his 60s living in Nara prefecture was hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture complaining of coughs and other symptoms, and as a result of the test, he was infected with the new coronavirus on the 28th. Confirmed.

It is the first time that a Japanese person has been infected, and that a man was driving a tour bus twice a month between Osaka and Tokyo with passengers from Wuhan twice a month.

The man had never traveled to Wuhan, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare stated that it was `` highly likely to have been infected domestically, '' but a subsequent survey showed that when the pneumonia occurred in China, It turned out that he did not visit abroad including other cities.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has determined that men were infected with the virus in the country.

In addition, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is examining the route of transmission, considering that it is highly possible that the virus has transmitted from person to person. Men continue to be hospitalized and their symptoms are stable.