Houseboat At that time, what is inside the ship ... New virus infection

Houseboat At that time, the state of the ship ... New virus infection February 17 at 16:49

A houseboat that was the venue for the New Year's party of the private taxi union branch in Tokyo. In Tokyo, 12 of the 19 new coronavirus cases identified so far were 12 New Year party attendees and related parties. What was the situation inside the houseboat? We had the company of the houseboat, which was the venue, and the people involved in the private taxi union talk to us over the phone.

According to this, the New Year party was held on the 18th of last month.

In Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, there were no Japanese infected cases prior to the 23rd of last month, when the de facto blockade measures were taken.

About 80 people participated in the New Year's party, including employees of the private taxi union branch, their drivers, family and friends.

In addition, when including the employees of the houseboat company, it was said that there were about 100 people at that time.

The houseboat had a total of 12 tables, arranged in two rows vertically across a small width passage.

One table can seat about 6 people, the distance to the next person is quite close, and it is difficult to move to the toilet etc.

In addition, it is said that employees frequently traveled in narrow passages and served food and drinks among passengers.

It is said that karaoke was also held in the middle of the meeting, and some people danced around the boat while singing songs.

At karaoke, everyone used the same microphone.

The New Year's party was a two and a half hour course, and it was said that most of the windows of the houseboat were closed because it was rainy and the wind was strong and cold on this day.

Some time after the New Year's party, some of the participants complained of fever and other symptoms.

Among them, the driver in his 70s, who was first confirmed to be infected, had symptoms such as fever on January 29 and consulted a medical institution in Tokyo.

Since the symptoms have not improved after that, he returned to the hospital on March 3 and found pneumonia. He was hospitalized on the 6th.

On the 13th, it was confirmed that she was infected with the new coronavirus.

Furthermore, on the 13th of this month, it was discovered that the driver's mother in her 80s had died and was infected by the new coronavirus.

In addition, one driver was hospitalized with pneumonia in addition to the first infected driver after the New Year party.

However, at this time, it was said that employees and drivers of the union did not think that they were infected with the new coronavirus.

One of the people concerned said, "The New Year's party on the houseboat was a very enjoyable and good memory, but the infected people were so terrible that there were so many people who were together. "

On the other hand, it was confirmed that two employees at the houseboat company were infected with the new coronavirus.

Of these, employees in their 70s were using a company's houseboat around June 15 to serve about 60 Chinese group customers.

At this time, the employees served food in a houseboat.

The employee was also in charge of serving food in a houseboat at the New Year's party on the 18th, three days later.

The employee became ill shortly after the New Year's party, and was admitted to the hospital late last month, where symptoms of pneumonia were confirmed.

The company immediately contacted a health center as an employee was dealing with a Chinese group customer.

When the company talked to the employees in detail, he said, "When I asked the group guests from China where they came from, they said, 'From Hubei Province. I worked without talking too much.' That is.

The employee was told at the hospital that he had been tested negative, but was re-tested on the 13th of this month and found to be positive on the following day, the 14th.

An official at the houseboat company said, "After confirming with the officials of the Chinese group, they answered that 'Hubei people are not infected with corona.' I do not know where the infection came from. It's hard to be treated like a source. "

He added, "The impact is serious as a company, and I want the country to take more thorough border measures."

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which surveys the route of infection, points out that the infection occurred in a relatively small, closed space with no air in and out, and that "the houseboat is not bad."