A woman with a confirmed infection was hospitalized in a quadruple room one month ago Nagoya March 13 at 17:09

A woman in her 70s in Nagoya City, who was confirmed infected with the new coronavirus on the 12th, has been hospitalized in a quadruple room at a hospital in the city one month ago. The hospital will request the city of Nagoya to examine patients and hospital staff who are in the same room for infection.

According to Chubu Rosai Hospital in Minato-ku, Nagoya City, a woman in her 70s living in Nagoya City who was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus on December 12 is a hospitalized patient.

The woman was hospitalized for an orthopedic illness on the 12th of last month and underwent surgery. The fever began on the 7th of this month, and the symptoms of pneumonia appeared on the 11th.

The woman has been in a quadruple room for about a month since last month, and moved to a private room on the 11th when pneumonia began to appear.

According to Nagoya, no contact between the woman and the infected person has been confirmed.

The hospital asked Nagoya City to check whether five patients in the same room, a total of five patients, and 12 hospital staff members, including doctors who had contact with women, were infected with the new coronavirus. To inspect.

In the meantime, hospital operations will be reduced, for example, by suspending first aid and new outpatient services.

Chubu Rosai Hospital says, "We will monitor the progress of other patients and healthcare professionals and take appropriate measures to prevent the spread of infection."