A male in his twenties in Nakatsu City, which was announced for the first time in Oita Prefecture on the 3rd of this month as being suspected of being infected with the Omicron strain, was confirmed to be the Omicron strain as a result of analyzing specimens at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases. It means that it was done.
This is the first time that Omicron strain infection has been confirmed in Oita prefecture.