Two students who returned from NY studying also infected two friends Cluster or Niigata March 31 17:53

Niigata City has revealed that two friends of their 20s who lived outside of the prefecture, where the infection was confirmed on the 27th of this month, had been known so far. All three are studying abroad in New York State, and Niigata City is further examining its behavioral history, assuming that a new cluster of young people may be formed.

Niigata City held a news conference on the 31st, detailing the behavioral history of a male student in his twenties studying abroad in New York, USA, who was confirmed infected on the 27th of this month.

The man returned to Narita Airport on the 20th of this month, and later met a friend in Tokyo.

On the 23rd, she returned home to her parents' home in Nishi-ku, Niigata City by Shinkansen.However, she had fever and malaise on the 24th the following day. Was.

Niigata City revealed that two of his five close contacts, men in their 20s in Kawasaki and Aomori, had been infected.

According to Niigata City and Aomori Prefecture, all three have studied abroad in New York State, and some have returned with their Niigata men on the 20th of this month, and some have met after returning.

Niigata City is further examining its behavioral history, assuming that a new cluster of young people may be formed.