First confirmation of infection after disembarkation Continue to grasp health status Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare February 23, 7:07
A cruise ship with a confirmed outbreak of the new coronavirus was negatively tested for virus and was disembarked on the 22nd, when the infection was first confirmed on 22nd, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare continues to monitor the health of other people who disembarked. I'm going to.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has set up a 14-day `` health observation period '' for passengers and crew members of the cruise ship `` Diamond Princess '' who have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, and have them wait in the cabin etc. After that, if the virus test was negative, I got off the ship.
The total number of disembarked persons returned to their homes, etc., for a total of 969 people for three days until the 21st. Of these, a woman in her 60s from Tochigi prefecture who disembarked on the 19th had a fever on the 21st, As a result, infection was confirmed.
According to Tochigi, the woman was tested onboard on the 14th of this month and found negative.
This is the first time that a passenger on a cruise ship has been disembarked and returned home.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, "it is the result of making certain decisions after hearing the opinions of experts, but it is necessary to accept it."
On top of that, there are still many unknown points about the virus, so we will keep track of the health of the other people who have disembarked, refrain from going out of hurry for two weeks, and if there are symptoms such as coughs and fever, school Or to take a break from the company.