A staff member of Nagoya prison is infected New Corona August 1 12:08

It has been confirmed that a male employee in his thirties working at Nagoya Prison was infected with the new coronavirus.

According to the Ministry of Justice, a male legal technician in his thirties who works at a Nagoya prison had fever and other symptoms on the night of the 29th of last month, so when he was tested by an external medical institution, he was confirmed to be infected on the 31st. It was done.

This staff member was in charge of interviewing and investigating inmates newly entering the prison. The Nagoya Prison is taking measures to prevent infection, such as isolating prisoners who may have been in contact with the staff in a private room.

This is the first time a prison has been confirmed to have been infected in Nagoya prison. Last month, prison officers in Hokkaido and Fukuoka Prefecture were confirmed to have been infected by five prison officers.