"I was scared for the first time after being infected ... I was less nervous." Shibuya, a woman in her 20s

"One thing about corona. I thought I wouldn't take it."

A woman in her twenties living in Tokyo was found to be infected with the new coronavirus in April.

Abnormal olfaction and taste that have never been experienced.

Anxiety about infecting family and friends.

A message from a woman

, "Corona is by no means a thing

."

The feeling of tension that was fading "I haven't had anything in the past year ..."

A woman in her twenties working at an apparel store in Shibuya, Tokyo.

I have been watching the changes in the city of Shibuya where young people gather.

Compared to the time of the first state of emergency declared in April last year, it is said that the flow of people has continued in this spring.

Every day I was swayed by a crowded train and went out to Shibuya to serve customers.

The store was also thriving, and the woman herself felt that the tension towards Corona had diminished.

"I haven't had anything for the past year, and a lot of people are out, so I'm sure I'm okay

."

I didn't refrain from going out, and on holidays, I went shopping with my friends, took off my mask, and enjoyed lunch.

Suddenly, from one thing to "your own thing"

The incident suddenly came.

Early April.

I had a stuffy nose.

The woman didn't think it was hay fever, but the next day, she suddenly got a fever of 38.5 degrees.

Although my fever went down, the next day, I had a positive PCR test just in case.

I had no idea about the infection route.

"I didn't think I would take it because I couldn't think of it. Now that I think about it, there may have been a high risk of infection, but the sense of crisis about Corona has disappeared."

15 people, including relatives and friends, are positive for 1 in close contact

A woman who looks back on that.

What was particularly surprising was that 15 people, including relatives and friends, were identified as close contacts by the health center.

A few days before the onset of symptoms, I was staying at my friend's parents' house, which was another reason for the increase in close contacts.

Not only that.

The day before she felt something wrong with her body, she said she was struck by the fact that she met her grandfather who suffered from lung cancer.

In the end, 14 of the close contacts were negative, but one relative living with them was found to be positive.

"The most scary thing was that, at the very least, I thought I was careful about the infection, but I got a lot of close contacts. It caused a lot of trouble to my family and friends, and more than my worries, other people. It wasn't until I was infected that I realized that there was a horror that would ruin my life. "

Lost sense of smell and taste Uncomfortable feeling without experience

Two days after a positive test.

At the direction of the public health center, a medical treatment life at a designated hotel began.

After a while, my physical condition suddenly changed.

Symptoms progressed at once, and on the second day of hotel treatment, the sense of smell and taste was completely lost.

A feeling of strangeness that I have never experienced before.

He says that he no longer understands the taste and smell of curry rice served as a meal.

"What if I don't return for the rest of my life?" A

woman spends anxious days alone with fear of becoming seriously ill.

Symptoms continued for about two weeks after the medical treatment period ended and I left the hotel.

I confess that even now that my symptoms have disappeared, I still have the fear of not knowing when it will recur.

What I want to convey now, "Each person has to change their behavior."

I was less aware of the crisis about Corona.

Subsequent changes in the body.

And, it is a burden to the surroundings who are recognized as close contacts.

The woman who became the "party" of Corona said at the end of the interview:

"It's been more than a year since the first spread of the infection, and I think that the awareness of corona has diminished, especially among young people. I also had an unfounded belief that I'm okay, but who, including young people, But

I

want you to know that there is a risk of it. "

And he entrusted us with a message.

"It wasn't until I got infected that I was afraid that not only myself but my loved ones might be lost in Corona. While thinking about my loved ones, everyone faced Corona correctly and was alone. One person has to change his behavior "

(Interviewed by Kohei Ueda, Video Center Photographer)