It was newly discovered that a mutated coronavirus, which is spreading in the United Kingdom, is infected by women in Tokyo who have never stayed abroad.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the newly confirmed infection was a woman in her 50s living in Tokyo.
On the 24th of this month, symptoms appeared and infection with the new coronavirus was confirmed, and he was hospitalized at a medical institution, but as a result of examining samples at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, a mutant virus that is spreading in the United Kingdom was found. Detected.
The woman is a close contact with a man in his 50s in Tokyo who has been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, and neither of them has a history of staying abroad.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare sees that men are also infected with the mutant virus, analyzes the specimens, and considers that two people have been infected in Japan and is investigating the infection route.
On the other hand, as a result of examining the samples of about 1,700 people in Tokyo, who were recently confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, only two people were found to have the mutant virus. It is possible that this has happened, but I don't think there is any area spread. "
In addition, from the 21st to the 22nd of this month, UAE = United Arab Emirates and men in their 50s and women in their 20s who arrived from the United Kingdom were also confirmed to be infected with the mutant virus by inspection at the airport quarantine station. it was done.
As a result, 59 people have been confirmed to be infected with the mutant virus in Japan, including quarantine tests.