New type pneumonia confirmed in three newly infected men and women in 14 domestically infected people January 30 23:22
Three men and women, including Chinese students from Kyoto who have stayed in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, were found to be newly infected with the new coronavirus on the night of the 30th. 14 people were confirmed to be infected in Japan.
Newly confirmed infections were women of Chinese students in their 20s living in Kyoto Prefecture, foreign men in their 50s living in Mie Prefecture, and women of Tour Conductors in their 30s living in Hunan, China. .
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, among them, a female Chinese student living in Kyoto Prefecture came to Japan from Wuhan on March 22 and had a fever of 38 degrees on March 28, and was transported by emergency.
A foreign man living in Mie Prefecture also stayed in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China from last month and returned to Japan on the 13th of this month, after which he had a fever of 39 degrees Celsius on the 28th and signs of pneumonia on the 29th. I was hospitalized because I was seen.
In addition, a 30-year-old tour conductor woman living in Hunan Province, China, stayed in Wuhan on the 19th of this month, and after coming to Japan the next day, a fever and cough began to appear on the 24th. did.
All three were confirmed infected with the new coronavirus on the 30th.
The number of people who have been infected with the new coronavirus in Japan is now 14 people. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is calling for efforts to control infectious diseases such as hand-washing and cough etiquette, as is the case with colds and influenza, as there is no current epidemic in Japan.