Comedy duo "Cocolico" Shozo Endo confirmed infection with new corona August 15th 18:31
Yoshimoto Kogyo, who belongs to the company, announced that Shozo Endo of the comedy duo "Kokorico" was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
According to Yoshimoto Kogyo, Mr. Endo had a fever on the 12th of this month, and when he was subjected to a PCR test the next day, he was confirmed to be positive on the 15th, and is currently receiving medical treatment at home.
On this month, Mr. Endo gathered in the same place with four talents, Keiichi Yamamoto of the comedy duo “Gokuraku Tonbo” and Yoshiharu Shoji of the comedy duo “Shinagawa Shoji”, both of whom belong to Yoshimoto Kogyo. It was confirmed that 3 people other than Mr. Endo were infected with the new coronavirus by 15th because they were distributing the video posting site "YouTube".
Mr. Endo's partner Naoki Tanaka has not been confirmed to be infected, so Yoshimoto Kogyo said, "We will take appropriate measures according to the instructions as soon as the public health center's judgment such as onset date, confirmation of concentrated contacts etc. is shown. ".