A woman in her 20s with a positive infection again after discharge from the hospital Kumamoto new coronavirus April 27, 5:54
Kumamoto City announced that a woman in her 20s in Higashi Ward, who had been discharged by the new coronavirus, was tested positive again. This is the first time in Kumamoto Prefecture that a positive result was confirmed after discharge. In addition, new infections were confirmed among women living together, and the number of confirmed infections in the prefecture was 47.
The positive result was confirmed again by female students in their 20s living in Higashi Ward, Kumamoto City. According to the city, students in their twenties were hospitalized after being infected with the new coronavirus on the 3rd of this month, completed treatment, and discharged from the hospital on the 9th of this month.
However, he felt malaise on the 17th of this month, and had abnormal taste and smell after that, so he visited the returnee / contact outpatient department, and the positive test was confirmed again on the 26th.
The city also announced that a female employee in her 50s living with her had symptoms of malaise and headache and was confirmed to have been newly infected on the 24th. The two are currently preparing for hospitalization.
In Kumamoto prefecture, 47 people were confirmed to be infected, and according to the city, this was the first time a positive result was confirmed after discharge.
Mayor Onishi of Kumamoto City said at the press conference that "the new coronavirus may have the property of hiding in the infected person for a long time. Relaxing the alert may spread the infection." Was shown.