Last month, about 20 employees of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare participated in a farewell party at a restaurant in Tokyo, and it was found that multiple employees in the same department were infected with the new coronavirus.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says it cannot be identified whether the staff was attending the farewell party.
Infection with the new coronavirus was confirmed by employees of the Health and Welfare Bureau of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, some of these staff members belong to the Health and Welfare Division for the Elderly, where 23 people participated and held a farewell party at a restaurant in Tokyo on the 24th of last month.
At this farewell party, while the city requested that business hours be shortened to 9 pm, it was also found that some staff members remained in the store until midnight, and the section chief was virtually removed and Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura also We voluntarily returned the minister's salary for two months.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, it is not possible to clarify whether the staff members who were confirmed to be infected were attending the farewell party.
On the other hand, the infection was confirmed relatively recently, even if you attended the farewell party, because the period is open, it is unlikely that you were infected at the venue.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare plans to announce the detailed situation as soon as it becomes available.