5 inmates New corona infection Hokkaido Tsukigata Prison November 18, 17:56
The Ministry of Justice has announced that five inmates have been infected with the new coronavirus at Tsukigata Prison in Hokkaido.
According to the Ministry of Justice, the infection was confirmed in a total of five people, including four inmates and one prison officer at Tsukigata Prison in Hokkaido.
A male prisoner in his thirties who complained of sore throat was confirmed positive on the 16th, and when a PCR test was conducted on prisoners and staff who are believed to have had contact with this prisoner, the other four also Infection has been confirmed.
Four infected prisoners performed prison work in the same location, and a male prison officer supervised it.
In Tsukigata Prison, infected prisoners are isolated in private rooms, and infected prison officers are on standby at home.
On the other hand, according to the Ministry of Justice, the Sapporo Regional Immigration Bureau also confirmed the infection of 12 employees from the 8th to the 18th of this month, and the health center is investigating whether a cluster has occurred.