Kitakyushu Tell “negative” to “positive” women Confirmed infection was 17th consecutive day on June 9 at 0:18
In Kitakyushu City, three new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus on the 8th, but the public health center in the city mistakenly told one of them that it was "negative" on the 7th. I understand.
According to Kitakyushu City, it was confirmed on the 8th that three men and women in their 40s and 60s were infected with the new coronavirus in the city.
It was said that there was a mistake in which a doctor in the public health center called "negative" by phone on the afternoon of the 7th, to a woman in her 40s in Ogura Minami Ward who had collected samples on the 6th as a concentrated contact person.
An error was revealed on the afternoon of the 8th because another person at the public health center overlooked the word "positive" in the test report faxed from a private laboratory. That is.
The woman went to shopping after being asymptomatic and informed that she was negative, but because she wore a mask and had short contact with people, the city was able to I think the possibility of infection is low.
Kitakyushu City said, "I deeply apologize. In the future, we will review the check system and try to prevent recurrence."
The infection was confirmed in Kitakyushu for the 17th consecutive day, and the total number of people confirmed to be infected during this period was 143, including the woman who received the wrong message.