Fukushima Minamisoma Newly confirmed infection cluster or new corona

Fukushima Minamisoma Newly confirmed infection cluster for two people New corona April 25 22:42

At a company in Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, where officers and employees were infected with the new coronavirus, two new employees were confirmed infected. Fukushima Prefecture is believed to have suffered a cluster and cluster of the fourth infected person in the prefecture.

Fukushima Prefecture held a press conference from 7:00 pm on the 25th, and announced on the 25th that two new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.

Both of them are employees of the signboard manufacturing company “Haramachi Sign” in Minamisoma City. Among them, a man in his 60's in the city has had a slight tiredness since 21st of this month, and as a result of the inspection on 25th, he was infected. Was confirmed.

Another man in his twenties in the city started to develop symptoms such as fever on the 20th of this month, and the infection was confirmed on the 25th.

Both of them have mild symptoms and will be admitted to a medical institution.

Since this month, the infection of executives and employees has been confirmed since 16th of this month, the total number of infected people related to this company is 6, and it is thought that the fourth cluster in Fukushima Prefecture has occurred. .

The number of confirmed infections in Fukushima Prefecture is now 68.

Of these, 19 are discharged.

Do not proceed with PCR test of rich contacts

Kazuo Kadoma, mayor of Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, said at the press conference that the cluster of infected people called cluster had occurred. I would like to ask the citizens to refrain from going out and to take further measures, such as working from home and promoting telework, to business offices in the city. "

On top of that, he said, "There is a request from the companies where the cluster occurred so that more people can undergo the PCR test. I would like to ask the prefecture to promptly test the concentrated contacts." It was.

According to the prefecture, 23 out of 55 employees at the company where the cluster occurred this time are said to be rich contacts, but by the 25th, 9 people had a PCR test.