It turned out that Governor Kono of Miyazaki Prefecture, who was confirmed to be infected with the new corona, had a sore throat at the end of the year and went to New Year's Day on New Year's Day.
On the other hand, the prefecture made a false statement regarding the governor's movements on New Year's Day, saying that he spent the day at public residences.
Governor Kono of Miyazaki Prefecture, who was elected for the fourth time on the 25th of last month, had a fever on the 2nd of this month and was confirmed positive when examined with a new coronavirus antigen test kit.
According to the prefecture, Governor Kono, who had a sore throat, visited multiple shrines on the 31st of last month, and also went out for New Year's visit on New Year's Day.
Since last month, the number of new coronavirus infections in the prefecture has been increasing rapidly again, so the prefecture has independently issued a "declaration of a medical emergency" and asked residents to refrain from going out if they feel unwell. At the meeting, I asked for your cooperation.
On the other hand, when the prefecture's secretary and public relations department announced the governor's infection on the 2nd of this month, he hid the fact that he went to the New Year's visit and said, ``I spent the day at the official residence.''
Regarding this, the secretary and public relations department explained, "It was known that he went to a place where many people gathered, such as New Year's visit, and we thought that we should not make the people of the prefecture feel uneasy."
Governor Kono commented, ``I thought it was the effect of overworking my throat during the gubernatorial election. We should have given priority to the provision of information, and we sincerely apologize."