Arrested man masquerading as infected with "depressed" Suspicion of business obstruction Shimane March 14 8:28
On the 13th, a 44-year-old man pretended to be infected with the new coronavirus at JR Kinji Station in Yunnan City, Shimane Prefecture, cried, saying, "If you are not more than one meter away, you will be sick." He was arrested by police for interfering with his duties.
The arrested unemployed Hitoshi Kano (44) living in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture.
According to police, Kano said at around 0:30 pm on July 13 that she was infected with a new type of coronavirus at the JR Kinji Station yard in Yunnan City, saying, "The window is closed because I am a coronavirus. There is a suspicion of fake accounting duties because they caught station crews by saying, "Because they are infected," or "could not be more than one meter away."
In Shimane Prefecture, no new coronavirus-infected persons have been identified, but the station staff disinfected the waiting room where Kano was suspected.
According to the police, Kano said that he had "not been tested for the new coronavirus" and that he had no symptoms such as fever for 13 days.
In response to the investigation, Kano admitted that he was "no doubt", and the police have decided to investigate the motives in detail.