Kawakatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture has been confirmed to be infected by three men and women who have not traveled abroad and have not been confirmed to have contact with infected persons over the mutated coronavirus that spreads in the United Kingdom. After that, the governor held an extraordinary interview and issued a prefecture-specific "infection spread emergency warning" to call for stronger countermeasures.
In Shizuoka Prefecture, it was confirmed on the 18th that a woman in her twenties, a woman in her forties who had close contact with her, and a man in her sixties were infected with the mutant virus.
All three are mildly ill, two women have already been treated and men are continuing home care.
This is the first time in Japan that a mutated virus has no history of overseas travel and the infection route is unknown.
According to Shizuoka Prefecture officials, Governor Kawakatsu will hold an extraordinary press conference to announce an "infection spread emergency warning", strongly calling for infection prevention measures, and announcing a policy to promote support for the medical care provision system. understood.
Governor Kawakatsu said to Keisa NHK that "Shizuoka is not seriously ill, but since it was confirmed for the first time in Shizuoka, he has a great sense of crisis," he expressed a strong sense of crisis.