On the 3rd, Kanagawa Prefecture confirmed that a man in his twenties living in the prefecture was infected with a new mutant virus Omicron strain of the new corona, and since the infection route is unknown, it is said that it is the first community-acquired infection in the prefecture. Announced.
The infection with the Omicron strain was confirmed in a man in his twenties living in Kanagawa prefecture.
Since an acquaintance who ate with me at the end of last month was infected with the new corona, it was found that a man was also infected when examined as a close contact, and as a result of genome analysis, it was confirmed that it was an Omicron strain on the 2nd. I did.
Neither the man nor his acquaintance has recently been abroad and the route of infection is unknown, so the prefecture has announced that it is the first community-acquired infection in the prefecture.
It means that we are also conducting genome analysis for acquaintances.
It is said that the man is mildly ill and is hospitalized in a medical institution, and there are no close contacts, but the prefecture has decided to inspect the people involved in the workplace just in case.
In addition, the prefecture announced last month that it was confirmed that a man in his thirties living in the prefecture who returned from abroad was infected with the Omicron strain.
A total of eight people were confirmed to be infected with the Omicron strain in the prefecture.
Senichi Shinohara, director of the Kanagawa Medical Crisis Countermeasures Headquarters, said, "If the community-acquired infection spreads, the infection may spread at a rate exceeding the fifth wave, and we would like to promptly take measures such as securing beds. In addition to thorough basic measures, I would like to ask the citizens of the prefecture to refrain from commuting to work or school when they have symptoms such as fever, and to have an early examination. "