New virus confirmed the fourth infection in Hokkaido 60s male Feb. 19 17:24

Hokkaido has announced that men in their 60s living in the southern Oshima area have been newly infected with the new coronavirus. Confirmation of infection in Hokkaido is the fourth case.

According to Hokkaido, the newly confirmed case was a Japanese man in his 60s living in the southern Oshima area.

According to the standards of the road, the occupation is clarified to the extent that the person is not identified, but this time it is not disclosed because he hopes not to disclose it.

This is the fourth confirmed case of infection in Hokkaido, following a man in his 40s in Sapporo City announced on the 19th.

The fourth man complained of low-grade fever and sore throat on March 3 and consulted a medical institution in the Oshima area. He had symptoms of pneumonia, and a virus test revealed the infection on the 19th.

As men do not travel abroad for at least two weeks before the onset, Michi is investigating past behaviors and close contacts.