New virus confirmed infection of 70s female in Nagoya Same room with three other patients 4:43 on March 1
A woman living in Nagoya in her 70s was confirmed infected with the new coronavirus on the 29th. The woman has been in the same hospital room as the other three patients at the hospital where she was admitted until the 28th, and the hospital continues to monitor the health of patients and staff.
According to Nagoya City and the hospital, the newly confirmed infection was a Japanese citizen living in the 70s who lives in the city.
The woman was admitted to the Minami Co-op Hospital in Midori Ward, Nagoya City on February 23 with symptoms such as pneumonia. On September 29, a new coronavirus infection was confirmed. It means that women are in a serious condition to give artificial respiration.
The city has been examining the behavioral history before hospitalization, since no contact between women and infected persons in Nagoya has been confirmed so far.
According to the hospital, the woman was diagnosed with general pneumonia when she was hospitalized on the 23rd, and was in the same room as the other three inpatients until the 28th, when her symptoms worsened and she moved to a private room. That is.
The hospital continues to monitor the health of hospitalized patients and hospital staff who may have contacted women.
About two patients hospitalized in another room for pneumonia, we asked Nagoya-shi to test for new coronavirus.
For the time being, the hospital will have around 40 hospital staff at home for the time being, and suspend outpatient care, including emergency services.
In Aichi Prefecture, 29 new coronavirus infections were confirmed.