Men in Chiba prefecture infected with new virus Commuting by train in Tokyo Chiba prefecture research February 14, 23:40
A survey in Chiba Prefecture of a 20-year-old man living in Chiba Prefecture who was found to be infected with the new coronavirus on Tuesday revealed that the man had commuted to Tokyo by train. The prefecture is also conducting a survey in cooperation with Tokyo.
In Chiba Prefecture, a male employee in his 20s living in the prefecture was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus on the 13th, but the behavioral history of the male was unknown.
For this reason, the prefecture heard from men and examined the circumstances, and announced again on the 14th.
According to the report, men commute by train to work in Tokyo and were mainly working at desks.
In addition, it was newly found that he had participated twice in a three- to five-hour meeting held in-house between January 20 and February 1, which was the incubation period.
According to the man, dozens of people were present at the meeting, but the man said, "Some people seemed to be Chinese, but none seemed sick."
And after he had a fever on the 2nd of this month, he went to work on the 4th and 7th.
The man still has the symptoms of pneumonia and was transferred to a designated infectious disease medical institution in the afternoon on the 14th, where special treatment can be provided.
It is said that there is no symptom present for male wives, children and colleagues so far, but Chiba Prefecture will collaborate with Tokyo to check for other close contacts and to monitor the health of employees at the company Etc.
What happens to men after their onset
According to Chiba Prefecture, the man had a fever of 37 degrees on the 2nd of this month and then went to 3 clinics and hospitals in the prefecture by the 6th due to the fever rising.
During this time, I went to work on the 4th and 7th by train, but my symptoms did not improve and coughing began. On the 10th, I visited another hospital and found that I had pneumonia. Was.
He was hospitalized and was treated with antibacterial drugs, but his symptoms did not improve. On the 13th, a new coronavirus test was conducted, and the infection was confirmed.
He had fever and cough, and the symptoms of pneumonia continued, and he was transferred to a designated medical institution for infectious diseases in Chiba Prefecture on the afternoon of March 14.
According to the prefecture, men traveled by train to work, while traveling by car or motorcycle to medical institutions, and after fever, they did not go out to work and medical institutions in particular is.
Belongs to an external company responsible for NTT DATA's internal system development
NTT Data announced on May 13 that a man in his twenties in Chiba Prefecture, who was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, was a man belonging to an external company responsible for internal system development work. Did.
According to NTT Data, this man is a Japanese system engineer working in his office in Minato-ku, Tokyo, and usually commutes by train.
NTT Data confirmed that the man had been infected early on the 14th, and on the 14th, employees working in the office where the man worked and three other offices that may have contacted the man were reported. He instructed them to work from home, and performed disinfection in the office.
In addition, 14 employees who have been confirmed to have close contact with this man have been ordered to work from home on and after the 15th.