To dispatch a cluster countermeasure team to Kochi to confirm infection of three people Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare March 3, 5:46

In response to a request from Kochi Prefecture where three new coronavirus infections have been identified in the prefecture, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will dispatch a “cluster response group” on the 3rd to address researchers and other measures to prevent the spread of infection. I'm going to.

In Kochi prefecture, three people have been infected with the new coronavirus, including women in their 30s and their acquaintances.

Under these circumstances, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, requested by Kochi Prefecture, dispatched a “cluster countermeasure team” made up of researchers and others on the 3rd.

The countermeasures team will collect and analyze detailed data on how the infection has spread, in cooperation with local government officials, and will proceed with measures to prevent future spread of the infection.