New virus Infected by a 30-year-old Japanese male living in a local government living in Kanagawa February 14 22:58
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, it has been confirmed that a 30-year-old Japanese man of a local government employee living in Kanagawa Prefecture was infected with the new coronavirus.
It was reported that the man had been transported to a hospital at 3:00 pm this month on 3:00 pm on a cruise ship Diamond Princess.
A fever occurred that night, and a medical examination was conducted on the 14th to perform a virus test. As a result, infection was confirmed.
The transport time was about 40 minutes, at which time the man was wearing goggles and a mask.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says it is unlikely that transporting patients caused infection, as it only took a few hours for fever to occur after transport.
According to the declaration from the person, he did not work from 11th to 13th of this month and he did not travel.