Kawasaki City Confirmation of two new infections March 22, 21:00
Kawasaki City has announced that it has been newly confirmed at a city research institute that men in their 60s living in Tokyo and women in their 30s from foreign tourists have been infected with the new coronavirus.
Newly confirmed infections were men in their 60s living in Tokyo and women in their 30s living in Europe who had visited Kawasaki on a trip.
According to Kawasaki City, among them, men in their 60s had symptoms such as fever on 17th of this month, and after consulting a family medical institution in the city, conducting a PCR test at a city research institute , That the infection was confirmed.
Men are hospitalized but have mild symptoms.
It also means that the foreign woman arrived in Japan this month for a trip by the 21st, and was found to be infected on the 22nd by inspection.
The woman arrived at Narita Airport, transited to Keisei Skyliner and JR, stayed at a friend's house in the city, and was sightseeing in Tokyo until this month.
Although she had a fever from the 17th, she traveled on a Shinkansen or limited express with her husband from a foreign country. This means that he returned to Kawasaki via Tokyo Station on the day.
The woman is severely ill and has been hospitalized since the 21st.
The city estimates that the woman had already been infected before coming to Japan.
The city will further investigate the behavioral history of the two and identify the individuals who have been in close contact and whether or not the close contacts have been infected.