New corona 40,000 antibody test results announced SoftBank Group June 9 23:20
The SoftBank Group has announced the preliminary results of the new coronavirus antibody test conducted by employees and medical personnel. Of the more than 44,000 people, 0.43% or 191 were positive.
SOFTBANK Group conducted an antibody test from mid-Last month to 8th of this month to examine 40,066 employees, business partners, and medical personnel related to the new coronavirus. Has been announced.
According to that, 191 people, 0.43% were positive.
Of these, 105 out of 5,850 were positive for medical institutions, 1.79% were positive, and 86, out of 38,216, 0.23% were positive for employees and business partners.
The new coronavirus antibody test has been conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on a scale of 10,000 people since this month, and it is also being carried out at private clinics, etc., but there is a problem in accuracy, and if there is an antibody, it will be infected again It is not known yet if it can prevent the disease, but it is thought to be useful for understanding the spread of infection in the area.
In the online delivery conducted by SoftBank Group on the night of 9th, Takao Omagari, Director of the International Center for Infectious Diseases at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine said, "The priority is to create an environment in which people with symptoms, including PCR tests, can be tested quickly. , It is also important for measures against the so-called second wave."
President Masayoshi Son said, "We are working on measures through trial and error as a company. We would like to receive advice from many experts and try to make better measures."