Japan (2019-nCoV)

Second sequence at GISAID from Narita airport quarantine (ex-Peru) hCoV-19/Japan/IC-2279/2021

A man in his thirties who arrived from Namibia in southern Africa, which is strengthening border measures, was found to have been infected with the new coronavirus, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare conducted a detailed analysis at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases to see if it was infected with the Omicron strain. I'm going to proceed. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20211129/k10013366251000.html

It was confirmed that a woman arriving at Narita Airport from South Africa on the 19th of this month was infected with a new mutated coronavirus that was different from the one spreading in the United Kingdom. This is the first time that an infection with this virus has been found by inspection at a domestic quarantine station. According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the infection was confirmed in a woman in her thirties who arrived at Narita Airport from South Africa on the 19th of this month. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20201228/k10012789001000.html

Patient (5th death)1 Outline(1) Age: 70s(2) Gender: Female(3) Place of residence: Tokyo(4) Basic illness: Hypertension, Diabetes https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_09850.html

Positive cases were confirmed in 705 of the 4,061 people tested (including 392 asymptomatic pathogen carriers). https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_09783.html

25 February 14:23: 1 new case in Japan. First in Tokushima Prefecture. She’s a former passenger of the Diamond Princess cruise ship. (https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200225/k10012301341000.html) 04:51: 1 new case in Japan. First in Nagano Prefecture. (https://www.pref.nagano.lg.jp/hoken-shippei/happyou/20200225corona.html) 02:02: 1 new death in Japan. Former passenger of the Diamond Princess cruise ship. (https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200225/k10012299951000.html) 24 February 15:00: 12 new cases in Japan. (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/02/24/national/12-new-coronavirus-cases-reported-japan/#.XlQ1yjrQiCo) 23 February 10…

Patients (4th death)1 Summary(1) Age: 80s(2) Gender: Male(3) Place of residence: Tokyo(4) Diabetes https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_09745.html

Crew - Out of the 819 samples whose results were found, 55 were positive Passenger - Out of the twelve specimens for which the results were determined, two specimens were positive https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_09708.html

Today, February 23, a cruise ship-related patient who has been quarantined at Yokohama Port has died. https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_09707.html

It was newly confirmed that 4 men and women in their 40s and 60s living in Nagoya were infected with the new coronavirus, and 15 cases were confirmed in Aichi Prefecture. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200222/k10012297571000.html

One concerning issue with Japan are multiple instances of negligence in diagnosing Covid2019 on hospital visits : "The hospital ordered her to recuperate at home, but the fever continued on the 19th, so when she returned to the same hospital, she found a shadow in her lungs and was admitted to a medical institution designated as an infectious disease." "Among them, a female part-time worker in her 50s showed symptoms on the 10th of this month, and after having consulted multiple medical institutions, was hospitalized at a medical institution in Tokyo from 18th of this month, indicating that she was severely ill." "According to Ishikawa Prefecture, a man in …

+1 Kumamoto city [Unknown source] https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200221/k10012296691000.html +2 Nagoya [] https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200221/k10012296561000.html +3 Tokyo [Multiple hospital consultation again] https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200221/k10012296311000.html +1 Chiba [Linked cases] https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200221/k10012296171000.html 1+ Ishikawa [First case of prefecture, case visited 4 medical institutions, source unknown] https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200221/k10012296081000.html +1 Saitama [Children, linked to father witch is linked to Wuhan] https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200221/k10012295991000.html

Japan MoH has released details on the first two COVID fatalities (87M and 84F) among passengers from Diamond Princess https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_09652.html

In General, more staff of the cruise ship, hospital cluster in Sagamihar, taxi drivers in Okinaw, transmission in Sapporo Snow Festival site, local unknown transmission in Chiba. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200220/k10012293351000.html The first case of infection with the new coronavirus in Kyushu was confirmed by an unemployed male in his 60s living in Fukuoka City. The man had a fever since 13th of this month and visited a hospital in the city.The hospital ordered her to recuperate at home, but the fever continued on the 19th, so when she returned to the same hospital, she found a shadow in her lungs and was admitted to a medical institution desig…

Of the 52, 13 (including 6 asymptomatic pathogen carriers ) positive for the new coronavirus were confirmed. https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_09668.html

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200219/k10012291781000.html https://www3.nhk.or.jp/sapporo-news/20200219/7000018076.html https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200219/k10012292301000.html https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200219/k10012292401000.html https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200219/k10012292791000.html Sagamihara : Hospital Cluster Okinawa : Taxi driver that transported cruise ship passengers.

It was newly confirmed that a woman in her 50s living in Nagoya was infected with the new coronavirus. Women may have been in contact with a woman in their 60s in the city where the infection was confirmed on the 15th of this month and are subject to health observations. Eight cases have been confirmed in Aichi Prefecture Eyes. According to Nagoya City, the newly confirmed infection was a woman in her 50s living in the city. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200219/k10012292821000.html

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced on January 19 that 79 out of 607 positive results of a virus test on cruise ship passengers https://this.kiji.is/602800262502958177

test samples had been collected from all the remaining passengers of the Diamond Princess, and that disembarkation is expected to be completed by Friday. Those who tested negative will be allowed to leave without restriction, while those who have been infected with the virus will be hospitalized. The same measures will apply to the crew. The cruise ship was carrying around 3,700 passengers and crew from more than 50 countries and regions. https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Japan-to-allow-Diamond-Princess-passengers-to-disembark

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200218/k10012291101000.html 60-year-old male taxi driver living in Yokohama has been infected with the new coronavirus. In prefectures and cities, we are examining the history of the infection, as it is in a state where he cannot talk with severe pneumonia. The driver had a fever on the 3rd of this month and consulted a medical institution on the 5th, but was diagnosed with a cold. After that, she did not improve her symptoms, so she was examined at another medical institution on the 10th, and she was hospitalized on the 13th, but was transferred to another medical institution because of severe symptoms.He was examined on …

8 new cases in Japan. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200218/k10012290911000.html The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Tuesday revealed that three people living in Tokyo were newly infected with the new coronavirus. Of these, unemployed men in their 80s have been hospitalized in Tokyo since the symptoms began on the 9th of this month. Men have diabetes and are currently severe with symptoms such as fever and dyspnea.In addition, a male employee in his 50's has been ill since 5th of this month and has been hospitalized in Tokyo since the 15th, and has symptoms such as fever, cough and breathing difficulty. This means that this man is also severely ill.The rema…

test samples had been collected from all the remaining passengers of the Diamond Princess, and that disembarkation is expected to be completed by Friday. Those who tested negative will be allowed to leave without restriction, while those who have been infected with the virus will be hospitalized. The same measures will apply to the crew. The cruise ship was carrying around 3,700 passengers and crew from more than 50 countries and regions. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200218/k10012290791000.html?utm_int=word_contents_list-items_001&word_result=新型肺炎・クルーズ船

tested 681 people and found 88 new infections. Of these, 65 have no symptoms. This means that the cruise ship has inspected a total of 2404 passengers and crew members, and has confirmed a total of 542 infections. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200218/k10012290791000.html?utm_int=word_contents_list-items_001&word_result=新型肺炎・クルーズ船

Passengers who had no symptoms such as fever and respiratory symptoms from the start of health observation until February 19, the 14th day, and were confirmed to be "negative" by a virus test, should be Based on the fact that the period for health observation should be 14 days, etc., it is clear that there is no risk of infection with the new coronavirus . Based on the number 1, the quarantine station manager will allow landings in sequence, disembark and return to everyday life. https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_09577.html

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200217/amp/k10012289781000.html It was newly confirmed that men in their 60s living in Aichi Prefecture were infected with the new coronavirus. A man is an acquaintance of a patient whose infection was confirmed on the 16th, and this is the sixth such case in Aichi Prefecture where infection was confirmed. According to Aichi Prefecture, the newly confirmed infection was a man in his 60s living in the Owari district of the prefecture, who had a medical examination in Aichi Prefecture due to fever and full body slump from the 17th.