Shiki Theater Company Infects a total of 10 performers The performance resumes with all performers replaced October 18, 0:36
Shiki Theater Company announced that a total of 10 people, including the performers of the musical "Aladdin" being performed in Tokyo, were infected with the new coronavirus.
The performance was temporarily canceled, but all the performers have been replaced and resumed.
According to the Shiki Theater Company, on the 9th of this month, one of the performers of the musical "Aladdin" being performed at a theater in Minato-ku, Tokyo had symptoms of fever, so the next day, a private company's PCR test was conducted independently. It turned out to be infected with the new coronavirus.
After that, he contacted the health center and inspected 29 performers and staff who were identified as close contacts, and by the 16th, 9 more infections had been confirmed.
In both cases, the symptoms are mild.
In response to this, the theater company canceled the performance of "Aladdin" from October 10th, but has resumed the performance by replacing all the performers from the 15th.
The Shiki Theater Company is performing with a distance between the stage and the audience, saying, "We will continue to do our best to prevent infection with the new coronavirus so that people can watch the theater with peace of mind."