It was discovered that three people from the same workplace in Saitama Prefecture were newly infected with the mutated coronavirus, which is spreading in the United Kingdom.
A total of seven people have been confirmed infected at this workplace, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare estimates that the first cluster of mutant viruses has occurred.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, it has been confirmed that a total of four men and women in their 40s and 60s are newly infected with the mutant virus that is spreading in the United Kingdom in Saitama Prefecture.
Three of them are from the same workplace as men in their 40s in Tokyo, who had already been found to be infected with the mutant virus.
A total of seven people have been confirmed infected with the mutant virus at this workplace, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is investigating the infection route, considering that the first cluster of the mutant virus has occurred.
Also in Tokyo, it was newly found that a man in his 50s who had never stayed in the United Kingdom was infected with the mutant virus.
The man is a close contact with a woman in her 50s in Tokyo who was already known to be infected with the mutant virus.
A total of 15 people who had never stayed in the United Kingdom and had no contact with people who entered the country were confirmed to be infected with the mutant virus, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, "There is no spread of the infection. However, I would like to continue monitoring. "