Kumamoto Newly confirmed one person infected A total of 20 people in the prefecture 22 April 02:02
Kumamoto Prefecture has announced that it has been newly confirmed that women in their 50s living within the jurisdiction of the Aso Public Health Center are infected with the new coronavirus. As a result, 20 people were confirmed to be infected in Kumamoto Prefecture.
The newly confirmed infection was for a female employee in his 50s who lives in Aso Public Health Center.
The woman had cough and fever symptoms on the 1st of this month, and when she visited a medical institution on April 4, she had abnormalities in her lungs. She was transported and hospitalized. As a result of the examination, the infection was confirmed on the 5th. Women are mild and able to talk.
In addition, women have not traveled abroad in the past two weeks, and the prefecture is investigating the route of infection, and plans to examine the close contacts and past actions in the future and announce details again on the 6th.
With this, 20 people were confirmed infected in Kumamoto Prefecture.
At a meeting held at the prefectural office, Governor Kashima of Kumamoto called for "I want you to take action to protect people around you, assuming that you may be infected."