Kobe City, which is independently investigating the actual state of mutant virus infection, announced that the British mutant virus was found in about 15% of the people who examined the sample after the infection was confirmed in the city for a week from the 12th of last month. Did.
The city is strengthening its testing system, saying that the proportion of mutant viruses is increasing in the city.
Kobe City has been infected with the mutant virus that has spread in the United Kingdom one after another in Hyogo Prefecture, so the city itself was infected with the new coronavirus from January 1st to 18th last month. Specimens of more than 1000 of the confirmed people were examined at the city's Environmental Health Research Institute.
As a result, no British mutant virus was found in 677 people who were confirmed to be infected between January 1st and January 28th.
However, the mutant virus was found in 8 out of 173 infected people during the week starting January 29, or 4.6%.
In addition, the British mutant virus was confirmed and infected from 11 out of 105 infected people in the week from the 5th of last month, and from 12 out of 79 in the week from the 12th of last month. It was found that the proportion of virus tends to increase.
In addition, a mutant virus of unknown origin was found in five specimens.
Mayor Hisamoto of Kobe City held a press conference and cautioned that "the state of emergency has been lifted, but the proportion of mutant viruses is increasing. Please take action changes based on the facts." He showed his intention to strengthen the inspection system of Kobe.