Confirmation of Imperial Palace police officers No long-term contact with Imperial Family New Corona Apr. 11 18:03
It has been confirmed on 11th that executive guards at the Imperial Palace Police Headquarters, which guard the Imperial Family and guard the Imperial Palace, have been infected with the new coronavirus. He has not been in contact with His Majesty the Emperor, the Emperor and his wife, their Imperial Family for a long time, and no other guards have any symptoms.
According to people involved, the infection was confirmed to be a male senior guard who works at the Akasaka guard station, which guards the Akasaka Imperial Land where the Majesties and the Imperial Houses live.
The escort officer was transferred from the Kyoto escort station in Kyoto City to the Akasaka escort station on the 31st of last month, but after returning to his home in Tokyo to prepare for the transfer, he became ill at the end of last month, and subsequently suffered fever etc. As the symptoms persisted, a PCR test was performed at a hospital in Tokyo on the 9th and confirmed positive on the 11th.
This is the first time that a guard at the Imperial Palace police headquarters has been infected.
Executive guards have been recuperating at home since the symptoms appeared, and no other guards have reported any symptoms.
In addition, there has been no long-term contact with the Majesties, the Emperor and his wife and their Imperial Family, and there are no symptoms that suggest that the Majesty or the Emperor or their couples are infected.