Kumamoto Elementary School Teacher Infection Confirmation School Temporarily Closed New Corona July 28 21:22
It was discovered that a male teacher in his 50s working at a public elementary school in Kumamoto Prefecture was infected with the new coronavirus.
The infection was confirmed by a male teacher in his 50s who works at a public elementary school under the jurisdiction of the Yatsushiro Education Office, which has jurisdiction over Yatsushiro City and Yatsushiro District in Kumamoto Prefecture, and the male mother was also infected.
According to Kumamoto Prefecture and the Prefectural Board of Education, a male teacher participated in a dinner party with his sister who returned from Osaka Prefecture on 18th this month and was examined on the 26th because his sister was infected, Infection has been confirmed.
This means that from 20th to 22nd of this month, we will be wearing masks and teaching classes, and from 26th we will have fever symptoms.
So far, it has been said that there are no close contacts with elementary school children or faculty members, but Kumamoto Prefecture will carry out PCR tests on all children and faculty members who wish to do so.
Due to these effects, the elementary school will be temporarily closed until the 31st of this month, and disinfection work will be conducted on the 29th.
This is the first time a school faculty member has been infected in the prefecture.
Yoichi Koga, the deputy director of the Kumamoto Board of Education, stated at a press conference that "I would like to continue implementing thorough preventive measures for children and faculty members." Regarding the school name, "prejudice and slander against children It is necessary to consider that it will not occur, but if there are an unspecified large number of concentrated contacts, we would like to consider publishing it."