Confirmed nCov Cases In Japen Increase To Three 30sF

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The patient was a traveler living in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, and was reported to have reported a stay in Wuhan when he visited a medical institution on January 23.

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Outbreak of patients with pneumonia associated with novel coronavirus

At around 13:00 today (January 25), the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Health and Safety and the National Institute of Infectious Diseases reported a case of this new type of coronavirus-related infectious disease.
The patient was a traveler living in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, and was reported to have reported a stay in Wuhan when he visited a medical institution on January 23. Thing.
This is the third case in Japan of an outbreak of a new coronavirus-related infection.
We will carry out proactive epidemiological investigations on this matter, including the identification of close contacts.
A press conference on this matter will be held from 17:00.
 
Outline
(1) Age: 30s
(2) Gender: Female
(3) Place of residence: People's Republic of China (Wuhan City, Hubei Province)
(4) Symptoms, progress:
Visited Japan on January 18 (No symptoms at this time) .
Fever and cough appeared on the night of January 21.
He visited a medical institution in Tokyo on January 23.
(5) Action history: According to his report, he has not stopped at the seafood market in Wuhan (South China Seafood Castle).
No clear contact with pneumonia patients has been identified in China.
In addition, he said that he wore a mask when moving.

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(Reference) What is coronavirus?
It is a virus that causes infections widely among humans and animals. There are six known infections that cause humans, but SARS-CoV (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus) and MERS-CoV (middle east respiratory syndrome) can cause severe respiratory illness. Other than coronavirus, infections are limited to non-severe symptoms such as a common cold. See the National Institute of Infectious Diseases information page for details.
○ National Institute of Infectious Diseases Coronavirus that infects humans
https://www.niid.go.jp/niid/ja/from-idsc/2482-2020-01-10-06-50-40/9303-coronavirus. html