Last month, it was found that the number of children and students infected with the new coronavirus exceeded 200,000 for the first time in Japan, the highest number ever.
According to a survey by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the number of children and students confirmed to be infected last month was 205,291, exceeding 200,000 for the first time in a month.
The breakdown is
▽ elementary school with
131,837, ▽ junior high school with 35,480,
▽ high school with 27,975,
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kindergarten with 7,750, and
▽ special needs school with 2,249.
In addition, in the two months until the end of last month, more than half of the infection routes in both elementary and junior high schools and high schools were "unknown", but in the cases found, "domestic infection" was the most common, with 30% in elementary schools. , 34% in junior high school and 22% in high school.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has decided to call for thorough measures such as health observation during spring break, in addition to infection control at graduation and entrance ceremonies, in areas where infection is widespread.