Nursery school Infection spread risk "extremely low if measures are taken" Minato-ku, Tokyo, etc. November 11, 11:14
As a result of investigating nursery schools where infection with the new coronavirus was confirmed, Minato-ku, Tokyo and others have summarized the view that "the risk of spreading infection is extremely low if infection countermeasures are taken."
From July to last month, health centers and pediatric associations in Minato Ward, Tokyo, investigated the spread of infection in 10 nursery schools in the ward where infection of children and staff was confirmed.
As a result, 46 children and 18 staff members were first in close contact with the confirmed infection and had a PCR test, of which 1 staff member was positive.
In the two nurseries where the first child was found to be infected, no other child or staff member was found to be infected.
One of the two infected children was asymptomatic, and the other was attending a nursery school until two days before the fever. The risk of spreading the infection from asymptomatic or presymptomatic children is extremely low. "
Kayo Matsumoto, director of the Minato Public Health Center in Minato Ward, said, "It was suggested that even if an infected person appears in a childcare facility, it is not always necessary to take a large-scale closure. I want to protect the learning environment of. "