It has been newly confirmed that girls living in Tokyo are infected with the new mutated coronavirus, which is spreading in the United Kingdom.
It is believed that he was infected by another man, but none of them have traveled abroad.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, "There is a possibility that a community-acquired infection has occurred, but we do not see any spread."
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, infection with the mutant virus was confirmed in girls under the age of 10 living in Tokyo.
He was hospitalized in a medical institution with a positive test for the new coronavirus on January 19, but a specimen examination at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases revealed a mutant virus that was spreading in the United Kingdom. ..
The girl is a close contact with a man in his 40s in Tokyo who has been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, and neither of them has traveled abroad.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is analyzing the specimens, considering that the man may also be infected with the mutant virus, and is investigating the route by which the man was infected.
On the other hand, as a result of examining more than 1,400 specimens in Tokyo where infection with the new coronavirus was confirmed most recently, no mutant virus was detected other than girls.
For this reason, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says, "There is a possibility that a community-acquired infection has occurred, but we do not see any spread."
In addition, it was confirmed that a woman in her thirties living in Tokyo, who arrived from the United Kingdom on January 10, was also infected with the mutant virus.
As a result, 50 people have been confirmed to be infected with the mutant virus in Japan, including quarantine tests.