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.

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Quarantine-positive Omicron strains for men entering from Namibia to analyze

November 29, 2021 14:27 New coronavirus

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.

This was revealed by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto to reporters at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare after noon on the 29th.

According to it, a man in his thirties who arrived from Namibia in southern Africa, which is strengthening border measures, on the evening of the 28th was infected with the new coronavirus as a result of the inspection received at the quarantine at Narita Airport.

After that, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases will promptly proceed with genome analysis to see if the virus is an micron strain.

In addition, a total of three family members who accompanied the man stayed in a facility designated by the government, and the man had symptoms of fever, while the two family members were negative as a result of the test. It means that.

Minister Goto said, "We will continue to carry out genome analysis of all samples that have become positive in quarantine, and we request that local government-led genome analysis be carried out by maximizing the current testing capabilities. We will strengthen our monitoring system. "

Deposited at GISAID

hCoV-19/Japan/IC-2278/2021