In December, five men and women arriving at domestic airports were confirmed to be infected with the mutated new coronavirus, which is widespread in the United Kingdom.
This is the first time that the virus has been confirmed in quarantine, and according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, all five have been quarantined.
Infection with the mutated virus was confirmed in a total of five men and women under the age of 10 to 60s who have stayed in the United Kingdom.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, when the five arrived at Haneda Airport and Kansai Airport from December 18 to 21, they were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus by inspection, and the genes of the samples collected at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases Was being analyzed.
As a result, it was confirmed that they were all infected with the mutated new coronavirus, which is widespread in the United Kingdom.
The five are currently being quarantined at the hotel.
The mutated virus is said to be more infectious than the normal new coronavirus, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is investigating the infection route and whether there are any people with close contact.