Approximately 3% of outpatients have the new corona antibody 1000 people surveyed at a hospital in Kobe May 3, 5:29
In a survey of 1,000 patients who visited a hospital in Kobe for reasons other than new coronavirus, it was found that about 3% of the antibodies detected were infected with the new coronavirus. Experts point out that "there is a large number of people infected, but it can be said that most people are not infected, and measures such as refraining from going out are still necessary."
A group of doctors at the Municipal Medical Center Chuo Municipal Hospital in Chuo Ward, Kobe, randomly selected 1,000 people from the patients who visited the outpatient clinic for reasons other than the new coronavirus from the end of March to the last month, I investigated whether there are "antibodies" in the blood after infection with the new coronavirus.
According to the group, as a result, the antibody was detected in 33 people (3.3%). The group said that the scope of the survey was limited to outpatients and that there were certain issues in the accuracy of the test, and when this was converted into the population of Kobe city, it was said that approximately 50,000 people were infected. I will.
Yasuki Kihara, director of the Municipal Medical Center Central Citizen's Hospital, who had a press conference on the night of the 2nd, said, "More than we can imagine, many citizens may have already come into contact with the virus and have acquired antibodies." It was
Regarding this result, Professor Yoshiaki Katsuta of Kansai Fukushi University, who is familiar with preventive measures against infectious diseases, said, "It is valuable data that shows the actual number of infected people, but it can be said that most people are not infected, and measures to prevent going out etc. Is still necessary. "