Tochigi Prefecture announced that it was confirmed that a man in his twenties who had returned to the prefecture at the end of last month was infected with the new coronavirus mutant virus "Omicron strain".
The man has no history of traveling abroad, and the prefecture considers it to be a community-acquired infection.
This was revealed by Governor Fukuda of Tochigi Prefecture at an extraordinary press conference.
According to this, the infection with the Omicron strain was confirmed by a man in his twenties in Tokyo who had returned to Tochigi prefecture.
Immediately after returning home at the end of last month, the man had a sore throat and consulted a medical institution. That is.
The prefecture considers it to be a community-acquired infection because men have no history of traveling abroad and the route of infection is unknown.
The man is hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture and his symptoms are mild.
There are no close contacts other than the family, but the prefecture is investigating the presence or absence of infection with the Omicron strain because there are people in the family who have been confirmed to be infected with the new corona.
At the meeting, Governor Fukuda said, "I think that the onset was immediately after returning home, and there was no community-acquired infection in Tochigi Prefecture. The number of infected people may increase, and we want you to avoid high-risk behavior. "