Saitama Prefecture Confirmation of Two New Infections New Coronavirus March 13 21:29

It was newly confirmed that women in their 40s in Kawaguchi City and men in their 30s in Soka City were infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama Prefecture.

According to Saitama Prefecture and Kawaguchi City, the new cases were confirmed by women in their 40s living in Kawaguchi City and men in their 30s living in Soka City.

Of these, women in their 40s in Kawaguchi City have been experiencing symptoms such as coughs and fever since the 8th of this month. On the 12th, the woman in her 70s and her 30s brother, who lived in Toda City, was confirmed to be infected, and a test showed that the new infection was found on the 13th.

Kawaguchi City is investigating the connection, saying that the woman's mother was on a cruise ship on the Nile River in Egypt, where multiple cases of infection have been confirmed.

A man in his 30s in Soka City visited Spain and the UK on a business trip from 23rd to 1st this month with two business colleagues, and then experienced fever on the night of 4th of this month. is.

Then, on the 11th, a fever of 40 degrees was reached, and they were transported by an ambulance and inspected. The infection was confirmed on the 13th.

The prefectural government and Kawaguchi City are planning to investigate their behavioral history and close contacts in detail, as both are stable. The number of infected people announced in Saitama prefecture is now 22.