Ehime High School Students Confirm Two Infections Suspended Club Activities at Prefectural School New Corona April 8 17:52

Two new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Ehime Prefecture. One of them was a male high school student who had been instructed by a prefectural high school teacher who had already been confirmed to be infected, and the Ehime Prefectural Board of Education suspended all prefectural school club activities from 8 days to 2 weeks. I decided.

Newly confirmed infections were male employees in their 30s who live in Matsuyama City and male students at Uchiko Prefectural High School.

According to the prefecture, a company employee in Matsuyama traveled to Osaka from 27th to 28th of last month, returned to the prefecture and complained of poor physical condition on the 1st of this month. Was confirmed.

The man is hospitalized and treated, but his symptoms are mild.

A high school boy was also instructed by a male teacher in his 50s who was infected on the 4th of this month for club activities. He has no symptoms, but he will be hospitalized for eight days.

The other four students who were instructed by the teacher were negative.

The Ehime Prefectural Board of Education stressed that teachers seemed to infect students while teaching club activities, and decided to suspend club activities at all prefectural schools, including high schools, from 8 days to 2 weeks .

Governor Nakamura apologized, "Principal did not understand the teacher's actions and would infect students, causing concerns not only to parents but also to local people. I would like to apologize again."