New virus Intensive contact inspection and information disclosure Tokyo February 14, 15:49
As the new coronavirus infected person died for the first time in Japan, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government held a meeting of the Response Headquarters to investigate the infection route and conduct a virus test on all close contacts with the infected person. confirmed. Miyako plans to publish the results as soon as it becomes available.
On January 13, a woman in her 80s living in Kanagawa Prefecture died for the first time in the country among people infected with the new coronavirus, and a 70-year-old man who is a son-in-law of a woman and a private taxi driver living in Tokyo is also infected. I understand that.
Under these circumstances, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government held a meeting at the Response Headquarters on March 14, cooperating with public health centers in Tokyo to investigate the route of infection, and for those who were able to confirm close contact with infected people, regardless of whether they had symptoms or not. It was confirmed that a new coronavirus test would be carried out in January.
In order to ensure the safety and security of the people of Tokyo, the city plans to publish the results as soon as it becomes available.
Governor Koike of Tokyo said, "This is an important phase, including the spread of infected people in Japan, and we will work on further countermeasures against infectious diseases, such as expanding our consultation system, strengthening our testing system, and improving our medical system."
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will hold a working-level meeting with municipalities in Tokyo next week to discuss future measures, and will strengthen communication with neighboring prefectures.