Yamanashi Prefecture announced that it has been newly confirmed that two men and women living in the prefecture, which had been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, are infected with the mutated virus.
Of these, women were confirmed to be infected with a mutated virus that is spreading in the United Kingdom and other countries by genome analysis at Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital.
In addition, the screening test conducted at the Institute of Health and Environment in Yamanashi Prefecture revealed that the man was infected with the mutated virus, which means that the National Institute of Infectious Diseases is currently conducting a detailed analysis. ..
According to the prefecture, all two close contacts have been confirmed to be negative.
Only 7 people were confirmed to be infected with the mutated virus in the prefecture.