Kanagawa Yokosuka Municipal Citizen Hospital Confirmation of infection of one nurse New Corona March 28 21:24

Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, announced that a female nurse working at a municipal hospital was found to be newly infected with the new coronavirus.

According to Yokosuka City, the infection was confirmed to be a nurse woman working at Yokosuka City Municipal Hospital.

From 24th of this month, a fever of over 38 degrees came out, and the results of the examination confirmed infection.

The woman is working in an infectious disease ward, and this ward is hospitalized for people infected with the new coronavirus.

He worked until the day before the fever came up, but after that he was at home and his symptoms were mild.

The city will examine the route of transmission for the possibility of hospital-acquired infection, and for the time being will forego new acceptance of people infected with the new coronavirus.

City decides to push forward grasp of dense contact in future.