Kyoto Prefecture has revealed that four people in the prefecture have been newly confirmed to be infected with the new mutant virus "Omicron strain" of the new coronavirus.

According to the prefecture, all four are close contacts of people who have been confirmed to be infected with the "Omicron strain" so far.

According to Kyoto Prefecture, four women in their 20s to 70s who live in the prefecture have been newly confirmed to be infected with the new corona "Omicron strain".



All four were families of people who had been confirmed to be infected with the "Omicron strain", and when they were examined as close contacts, the infection was confirmed and they were admitted to a hospital in the prefecture. Is also mild.



As a result, a total of 12 people have been confirmed to be infected with the "Omicron strain" in a survey conducted by Kyoto Prefecture.