School teacher tests positive - Chiba Prefecture

[kiwibird]

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200222_16/

A teacher at a public junior high school in Chiba Prefecture has tested positive for the virus. The woman who is in her 60s had complained of feeling nauseous.

The mayor of Chiba city says the school will stay closed until next Wednesday. The teacher had not recently been overseas.

Elsewhere in Japan, prefectures that have reported cases include Tokyo, Kanagawa, Aichi, Ishikawa and Kumamoto. On Saturday, Hokkaido Prefecture said the number of infections there had risen to 16.

Authorities say including cases from the Diamond Princess cruise ship the total number of infections now stands over 750.