Confirmation of three new infections Two male passengers on a cruise ship and a doctor Chiba February 26 at 18:26
Chiba Prefecture has newly infected a new type of coronavirus on a cruise ship with confirmed outbreaks, including a doctor who provided care for passengers and two male customers who were dismissed due to a negative test. It was announced that was confirmed.
According to Chiba Prefecture, the newly confirmed infections were all living in Chiba Prefecture, and the cruise ship “Diamond Princess” anchored at Yokohama Port, working as a disaster dispatch psychiatric team “DPAT”. There were three male doctors in their 50s and male customers in their 60s and 70s.
According to Chiba Prefecture, male doctors were taking care of passengers on a cruise ship from 12th to 18th of this month. I had a medical examination and had a virus test.
As a result, the infection was confirmed.
In addition, the male customer in his 60s was disembarked on the 20th because of a negative test on the ship, but a health center survey found that a slight fever of 37 degrees came out, and he was hospitalized on the 25th and examined. Infection was confirmed.
My wife who disembarked also had a cough symptom, and Chiba Prefecture will consider examination in the future.
A 70-something male passenger returned negatively on a bus and train on the 21st because of a negative test on board.
However, a subsequent survey at the public health center found that there was a low-grade fever, and a second examination showed that the infection was confirmed on the 26th, and that it now has symptoms of pneumonia.
Since all three were waiting at home after disembarkation, Chiba Prefecture will continue to follow up about 100 disembarkers living in the prefecture.
With the exception of three people who returned home on a charter aircraft from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, 13 cases were confirmed in Chiba Prefecture.