One Shiga male confirmed infection The same workplace as another infected male New Corona April 2 22:11

Shiga Prefecture has announced that it has been confirmed that men in their 50s living in Ritto City have been infected with the new coronavirus.

The infection was confirmed in a man in his 50s who lives in Ritto City and works for the electronic component maker Nichicon Kusatsu in Kusatsu City. According to Shiga Prefecture, in Nichicon Kusatsu, a male employee in his 60s was infected by the new coronavirus on January 1 this month from Hyogo Prefecture. It was waiting at.

And, as a result of examination on the 2nd that the symptoms of fever continued from last month 31, it was confirmed that they were infected with the new coronavirus.

The man is currently complaining of sore throat, but the fever has dropped to normal fever and is mild. Shiga Prefecture is planning to test this man's wife in her 50s and son and daughter in her 20s as close contacts.

In addition, Nichicon Kusatsu has six close contacts of employees who have been previously confirmed to be infected, and the prefecture will conduct tests on these six people after three days.