Chiba Funabashi 7 men and women confirmed infection 6 infection route unknown 6 school extension extended on April 4 at 18:07

In Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, seven men and women in their 20s and 60s were newly infected with the new coronavirus. The city has decided to postpone the next week's reopening of the school by one month and close the school until a major holiday due to the increasing number of cases where the transmission route is unknown.

The infection was confirmed in seven men and women in the 20s and 60s who live in Funabashi City.

According to Funabashi City, men in their 60s have respiratory symptoms, but the symptoms of the remaining six are stable.

In addition, there is no history of traveling overseas, and the route of infection of the remaining 6 people is unknown, except for one who had already been in close contact with a person who had already been infected. I will investigate in detail.

In addition, Funabashi City was planning to reopen classes on municipal elementary, junior high and high schools on the 6th of next week, but due to the increasing number of cases where the infection route is unknown, the school holidays have been extended by one month. We decided to do so until the end of the major holidays.

The opening ceremony and entrance ceremony will be held as scheduled.

According to Mayor Toru Matsudo, "The number of cases in which the infection route is unknown is expected to increase in the future, and there is a great sense of danger. "