Chiba 50s male infection confirmed Commuting in Tokyo Unknown infection route New Corona April 1 17:07
In Chiba City, it has been newly confirmed that a man in his 50s working for a company in Tokyo is infected with the new coronavirus.
According to Chiba City, the infection was confirmed by a man in his 50s who lives in the city and works for a company in Tokyo.
The man consulted a medical institution in Chiba City on the 26th since he had a sore throat and fever of about 38 degrees since last month. Since the symptoms did not improve even after that, a virus test was performed, and as a result, infection was confirmed for one day. The man is currently hospitalized at a designated medical facility in the city, and the fever of 37 degrees is continuing.
The man was commuting to work in Tokyo by train, but he continued to wait at home after the symptoms appeared. With no recent history of traveling abroad and the route of transmission is unknown, Chiba City will conduct health observations with three family members as close contacts.
One day in Chiba Prefecture, three men and women were confirmed to be infected in Kashiwa City on January 1, and 175 people were confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.