COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma's Confirmed Cases)

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 Age Case No. Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks Group Company employee Close contact identified so far: Two members of the same Works for the Takasaki Business Unit of the company where household, none of whom are 153 20 M Isesaki Saitama’s confirmed case patient (Case No. 1112) is employed. under 18.

Others are being investigated.

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 Age Case No. Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks Group Senior high school student Three family members in the same household with the patient (Private high school outside of Takasaki) have been identified as close contacts. 152

10 M Takasaki The healthcare authorities with the jurisdiction over the (Takasaki’s municipality where the private high school is located had asked 20th) the school to conduct health check for all of their students.

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Friday, June 5, 2020 Age Case No. Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks Group Has underlying medical conditions but is in stable condition. Kanra-machi, Close contact: One family member in the same household. 151 70 F She has no job. Kanra-gun Four relatives in different households.

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Friday, June 5, 2020 Age Case No. Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks Group Has no underlying medical condition and is in stable condition. A company employee Close contact: One family member in the same household, Works for Tomioka Factory, 150 40 F Annaka one relative in different household, none of whom is under 18, Yokowo Co., Ltd. and five co-workers.

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Friday, May 22, 2020 Age Case No. Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks Group He works for a company in Kanagawa He lives alone. Prefecture. He wore a face mask while on the train. For more details, 149 30 M Takasaki please visit the Takasaki City website. He commuted to work by Shinkansen bullet train & JE lines.

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Age Case No. Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks Group She has no job. She has been hospitalized as “pseudo infected patient”. Since then, PCR tests for novel coronavirus have been conducted. She is a resident of a special nursing home, On May 19, her test results came back positive from a private 148 90 F Isesaki Towa-no-sono in Isesaki testing agency.

She has underlying medical conditions but is in stable condition.

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 Case Age Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks No. Group He was rushed to a hospital after a traffic accident. He was then Tochigi Part-time worker 147 60 M pronounced dead. The hospital Prefecture His workplace is in Gunma. took his test sample, and the results came back positive.

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Monday, April 27, 2020 Age Case No. Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks Group SAMPO, a nursing home in Takasaki 142 Within the jurisdiction of Staff member of a nursing home 20 M Location: 970 Hikima-machi, Takasaki Takasaki’s 15th Shibukawa Healthcare Center

143 Resident of a nursing home in Takasaki -ditto- 80 F Takasaki Takasaki’s 16th 144 Resident of a nursing home in Takasaki -ditto- 80 M Takasaki Takasaki’s 17th 145 Resident of a nursing home in Takasaki -ditto- 80 F Takasaki Takasaki’s 18th 146 Resident of a nursing home in Takasaki -ditto- 80 M Takasaki Takasaki’s 19th

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Sunday, April 26, 2020 Age Case No. Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks Group 141 He has no job. For more details, please 80 M Takasaki Takasaki’s 14th visit Takasaki City website.

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Friday, April 24, 2020 Age Case No. Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks Group She works for a drinking & For more details, please 139 Takasaki 60 F eating establishment visit Takasaki City’s Takasaki’s 13th website Tamamura- Staff member of special 140 20 F town, nursing home, Sawa-gun Towa-no-sono in Isesaki

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Thursday, April 23, 2020 Case Age Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks No. Group 136 40 M Ota Nurse Ota Memorial Hospital 137 40 M Ota He works for a company. Close contact with Cases 120 & 131 138 60 M Isesaki Same household member of a staff member of special nursing home, Towa-no-sono, in Isesaki

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Thursday, April 23, 2020 Age Case No. Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks Group Manages eating & drinking For more details, please 135 70 M Takasaki establishment visit Takasaki City Takasaki’s 12th website

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Age Case No. Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks Group 132 90 F Isesaki Resident of special nursing home “Towa-no-sono” in Isesaki

133 50 M Within the jurisdiction of Concerned party of Tone-Numata Chuo Hospital Tone-Numata Healthcare & Welfare Center 134 50 F Within the jurisdiction of Concerned party of Tone-Numata Chuo Hospital Tone-Numata Healthcare & Welfare Center

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 Age Case No. Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks Group 126 60 F Isesaki Staff member of special nursing home “Towa-no-sono” in Isesaki 127 20 M Isesaki Staff member of special nursing home “Towa-no-sono” in Isesaki Same household member of a staff member of special nursing home 128 30 M Isesaki “Towa-no-sono” in Isesaki 129 80 M Isesaki He has no job. 130 20 F Shibukawa Nurse / She works for Tone Chuo Hospital in Numata. He works for a company. A close contact with the 131 10 M Ota confirmed case No. 120

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Monday, April 20, 2020 Age Case No. Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks Group Resident of special nursing 123 80 F Isesaki She has no job. home, Towa-no-sono in Isesaki Within the She is a nurse. jurisdiction of Tone-Numata Chuo Hospital 124 20 F Tone-Numata Healthcare &

Welfare Center

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Sunday, April 19, 2020 Case No. Age Group Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks 121 Student (His schools is closed 10 M Takasaki Takasaki’s 10th now.) 122 30 F Katashina-mura, Nurse Tone-gun (Tone-Chuo Hospital)

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Saturday, April 18, 2020 Age Case No. Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks Group 115 10 M Isesaki Student (His school is closed Concerned party of Towa- now.) no-sono in Isesaki 116 30 M Numata Nurse (Tone Chuo Hospital) 117 40 F Numata Nurse (Tone Chuo Hospital) 118 30 F Numata Nurse (Tone Chuo Hospital) 119 50 F Shibukawa She works for a company. 120 40 F Ota She woks for a company.

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Saturday, April 18, 2020 Age Case No. Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks Group 113 70 F Isesaki Special nursing home in Resident Isesaki (Towa-no-mori) 114 60 M Tatebayashi He has no job. A relative of 28th & 29th case patiens & same household member of 33rd case patient

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 Age Case No. Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks Group 108 80 M Isesaki Resident of special nursing home in Isesaki (Towa-no-sono) 109 80 F Isesaki Resident of special nursing home in Isesaki (Towa-no-sono) 110 90 F Isesaki Resident of special nursing home in Isesaki (Towa-no-sono) 111 60 M Kiryu He’s a nurse and works for both Towa-no- sono in Issesaki and Shinohara Clinic in Kiryu 112 60 F Within the jurisdiction of She has no job. Tomioka Healthcare Center

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 Case No. Age Group Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks 106 20 F Takasaki Works for a company (Takasaki’s 8th)

107 70 F Takasaki She has no job. (Takasaki’s 9th)

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 (Case numbers 97 – 105) Case No. Age Group Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks 97 70 F TBC Concerned party of Towa-No-Sono (special nursing home in Isesaki) 98 90 F TBC Concerned party of Towa-No-Sono (special nursing home in Isesaki) 99 50 F TBC Concerned party of Towa-No-Sono (special nursing home in Isesaki) 100 80 M TBC Concerned party of Towa-No-Sono (special nursing home in Isesaki) 101 90 M TBC Concerned party of Towa-No-Sono (special nursing home in Isesaki) 102 30 F TBC Concerned party of Towa-No-Sono (special nursing home in Isesaki) 103 20 M TBC Concerned party of Towa-No-Sono (special nursing home in Isesaki) 104 60 F TBC Concerned party of Towa-No-Sono (special nursing home in Isesaki) 105 60 M TBC Concerned party of Towa-No-Sono (special nursing home in Isesaki)

COVID-19 Case Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases)

One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Date confirmed: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 Age Case No. Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks Group 91 60 F Within Tomioka Healthcare & Welfare Office’s Party concerned of Tomioka Plant, jurisdiction IHI AEROSPACE Co., Ltd. 92 40 M Within Tomioka Healthcare & Welfare Office’s Party concerned of Tomioka Plant, jurisdiction IHI AEROSPACE Co., Ltd. 93 50 F Within Isesaki Healthcare & Welfare Office’s Party concerned of Towa-No-Sono special jurisdiction nursing home 94 30 F Within Isesaki Healthcare & Welfare Office’s Party concerned of Towa-No-Sono special jurisdiction nursing home 95 50 F Within Agatsuma Healthcare & Welfare Office’s jurisdiction 96 TBC M TBC

COVID-19 Case Daily Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases) Date confirmed: Sunday, April 12, 2020 One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma

Case Age Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks No. Group

80 50 M Takasaki Self-employed

81 20 M Takasaki Works for a company

82 20 F Fujioka Homemaker Person concerned of Case 34 & the mother of Case 83

83 Under 10 M Fujioka Elementary school child Person concerned of Case 34 & the child of Case 82

84 60 M Takasaki Works for a company (Tomioka Plant, IHI AEROSPACE Co., Ltd.) Works with Cases 43,44,45 patients in the same company

85 40 M Tomioka Works for a company (Tomioka Plant, IHI AEROSPACE Co., Ltd.) Works with Cases 43,44,45 patients in the same company

86 40 M Tomioka Works for a company (Tomioka Plant, IHI AEROSPACE Co., Ltd.) Works with Cases 43,44,45 patients in the same company

87 20 F Ota She has no job.

88 80 F Isesaki Special Nursing Home (Towa-no-sono) Day-care service user

89 80 M Isesaki Special Nursing Home (Towa-no-sono) Resident

90 40 F Isesaki She works for an eating & drinking establishment She is a close contact of Case 42 patient.

COVID-19 Case Daily Report (Gunma’s confirmed cases) Date confirmed: Saturday, April 11, 2020 One-Stop Consultation Center for Foreign Residents of Gunma Case Age Gender Domicile Occupation/Place of employment Remarks No. Group 45 60 M Tomioka Works for a company Same Tomioka Plant, IHI AEROSPACE Co., Ltd. workplace as 43rd & 44th cases 46 30 M Annaka Part-time worker for an eating and drinking establishment 47 70 F Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 48 70 M Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 49 90 M Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 50 80 F Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 51 80 M Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 52 90 M Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 53 80 M Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 54 50 M Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 55 90 F Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 56 90 F Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 57 80 F Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 58 80(TBC) F Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 59 60 M Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 60 80 F Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 61 80 M Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 62 80 M Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 63 70 M Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 64 80 M Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 65 90 F Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 66 70 M Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 67 50 M Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 68 80 F Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 69 70 F Isesaki Resident of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 70 50 F TBC Staff of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 71 60 F TBC Staff of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 72 30 F TBC Staff of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 73 20 F TBC Staff of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 74 60 M TBC Staff of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 75 30 M TBC Staff of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 76 50 F TBC Staff of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 77 60 F TBC Staff of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 78 60 F TBC Staff of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home) 79 TBC F TBC Staff of Towa-no-sono (a special nursing home)

COVID-19 Cases (Gunma’s 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd, & 44th confirmed cases)

Brief Summary Gunma Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences as well as medical institutions conducted PCR tests on patients suspected of COVID-19 on Friday, April 10, and nine tested positive. An active epidemiological investigation is underway, including identifying close contacts.

The patients (Gunma’s 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th, 40th & 41st confirmed cases, all of which are from Towa-no-sono in Isesaki)

36th confirmed case A male in his 90’s (home resident) Lives in Isesaki *Tested by a medical institution 37th confirmed case A male in his 70’s (home resident) Lives in Isesaki 38th confirmed case A male in his 80’s (home resident) Lives in Isesaki 39th confirmed case A female in her 50’s (home staff) Lives in Isesaki 40th confirmed case A male in his 80’s (home resident) Lives in Isesaki 41st confirmed case A male in his 80’s (home resident) Lives in Isesaki

Report of daily activities -Five home residents have been hospitalized. -Hospitalization is being coordinated for the home staff member.

Close contacts Is currently being investigated.

The prefectural government has requested the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare to send us their Cluster Task Force to Gunma for support.

The patient Gunma’s 42nd confirmed case A female in her 50’s Lives in Isesaki City, Gunma Manages an eating and drinking establishment

Symptoms -Has no underlying medical condition, and this is a minor case.

Report of daily activities -Has never been outside of Gunma in the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms -Has never traveled by public transportation. -Wore a face mask when she left the house.

Close contacts -Her employees and customers, nine in total, have been identified. Others are being investigated.

The patient Gunma’s 43rd confirmed case (works for the same company as the 44th confirmed case patient) A male in his 40’s Lives in Tomioka City, Gunma Works for a company *Place of employment: Tomioka Plant, IHI AEROSPACE Co., Ltd.

Symptoms *Has underlying medical condition but is in stable condition.

Report of daily activities: -Has never been outside of Gunma in the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms -Drove his car and wore a face mask to go see a doctor -Has never traveled by public transportation after developing symptoms

Close contacts -Three members of the same household, people at his workplace, and others are being investigated.

*His workplace is scheduled to be sterilized on Sunday, April 12.

The patient Gunma’s 44th confirmed case (works for the same company as the 43rd confirmed case patient) A male in his 20’s Lives in Tomioka City, Gunma Works for a company Place of employment: Tomioka Plant, IHI AEROSPACE Co., Ltd.

Symptoms *Has no underlying medical condition and is in stable condition.

Report of daily activities -Has never been outside of Gunma in the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms -He drove his car and wore a face mask to go see a doctor. -Has never traveled by public transportation after developing symptoms

Close contacts -Four members of the same household, people at his workplace, and others are being investigated.

*His workplace is scheduled to be sterilized on Sunday, April 12.

*Any close contacts who will be identified in the days ahead will be requested health monitoring and self- isolation. *Other details are still being investigated. The prefectural government will release any information relevant to preventing infection from spreading further as soon as it is available.

COVID-19 Cases (Gunma’s 34th & 35th confirmed cases)

Brief Summary Of the PCR tests conducted on patients suspected of COVID-19 on Friday, April 10, one tested positive. This is Takasaki’s 3rd confirmed case.

The patient A female in her 50’s Lives in Takasaki City, Gunma Works as a nursery school cook *Place of employment: Hikarigaoka Nursery School (Yawata-machi, Takasaki)

Symptoms: *Her acquaintance lives in Tokyo. She met with this person on March 21, 22, 28, and 29. This person was diagnosed as COVID-19 on April 10.

Close contacts Two cooks at the nursery school and four relatives, all of whom live outside of the city have been identified and samples were taken for testing. As for preschoolers, nursery school staff have checked their health. Health monitoring will continue and PCR test will be conducted on any child who shows symptoms.

Brief Summary Of the PCR tests conducted on patients suspected of COVID-19 on Friday, April 10, one tested positive. This is Takasaki’s 4th confirmed case.

The Patient A female in her 50’s Lives in Takasaki City, Gunma She has no job.

Symptoms *As of now, the infection route is unknown.

Report of daily activities -Has never been outside of Japan in the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms -Has underlying medication condition and goes to a hospital in the city three times a week. She drives her car to the hospital and has never traveled by public transportation.

Close contacts Two members of the same household have been identified (her husband and son), and they have already submitted samples for testing.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 30th, 31st, 32nd & 33rd confirmed cases)

Brief Summary Of the PCR tests conducted on patients suspected of COVID-19 on Thursday, April 9, four tested positive. An active epidemiological investigation is underway, including identifying close contact.

The Patient Gunma’s 30th confirmed case (close contact of the 18th confirmed case patient) A male in his 50’s Lives in Tamamura-machi, Sawa-gun, Gunma Works in the welfare industry *Place of employment: Plum-no-mori (Specified NPO)

Report of daily activities -Lives in the same company apartment with Gunma’s 18th confirmed case patient -Never been outside of Gunma in the last two weeks preceding to developing symptoms -Never reported to work since Saturday, March 28 -Stayed at home except to go see a doctor. -Never traveled by public transportation.

Close contacts Currently being investigated

The Patient: Gunma’s 31st confirmed case A male in his 80’s Lives in Isesaki City, Gunma He has no job. *He lives in a pay nursing home called “Towa-no-sono”

Report on daily activities -Has been in the nursing home before showing symptoms -Has never been outside of Gunma in the two weeks preceding to showing symptoms -Has never traveled by public transportation after showing symptoms -Other details are still being investigated

Close contacts An investigation is underway to identify close contacts among the staff and residents of “Towa-no-sono”.

The Patient: Gunma’s 32nd confirmed case A male in his 80’s Lives in Isesaki City, Gunma He has no job. *He lives in a pay nursing home called “Towa-no-sono”

Close contacts An investigation is underway to identify close contacts among the staff and residents of “Towa-no-sono”.

The Patient: Gunma’s 3rd confirmed case (close contact of the 28th & 29th confirmed case patients) A female in her 60’s (relatives of the 28th & 29th confirmed case patients) Lives in Tatebayashi City, Gunma She has no job. She has no underlying medication condition and is in stable condition.

Report of daily activities -Has never been outside of Japan in the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms. -Had stayed home, except to go see a doctor, since the day she showed symptoms -She drove her car to see a doctor at medical institution D wearing a face mask. -Has never traveled by public transportation.

Close contacts: -Two relatives have been identified. They have already been requested to heath monitoring and self- isolation as being the close contact of the 28th and 29th confirmed case patients.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 27th, 28th, 29th confirmed cases)

Brief Summary Of the PCR tests conducted on patients suspected of the new coronavirus infection, three tested positive on Tuesday, April 7. An active epidemiological study is underway, including identifying the close contact.

The Patient (Gunma’s 27th confirmed case) A female in her 60’s Lives in Tamamura-town, Sawa-gun, Gunma Works in the welfare industry *Place of employment: Plum-no-mori (A specified NPO) Report of daily activities -Has never been outside of Gunma in the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms. -She has not reported to work since March 26. -After showing the symptoms, she wore a facemask and had never traveled by public transportation. Close contacts -As of now, one family member and four relatives have been identified. -Others are being investigated.

The Patient (Gunma’s 28th confirmed case) A female in her 20’s Lives in Tokyo Works in a restaurant (Her place of employment is outside of Gunma.) Report of daily activities -In late March, met with a friend who lives outside of Gunma and who later became a COVID-19 confirmed case on April 5. -She has been staying at her relative’s house in Tatebayashi City since March 29. -Wore a facemask to see a doctor at medical institution B by her car. -Has never left the house except to see a doctor after developing symptoms. Has never traveled by public transportation. Close contacts -As of now, three relatives have been identified. -Others are being investigated.

The Patient (Gunma’s 29th confirmed case) A female preschooler Lives in Tokyo Report of daily activities -Has been staying at her relative’s house in Tatebayashi City since March 29. -Has never left the house except to see a doctor. Has never traveled by public transportation. Close contacts -As of now, three relatives, none of whom is under 18, have been identified. -Others are being investigated.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 26th confirmed case)

1. Brief Summary Of the PCR tests conducted on patients suspected of the new coronavirus infection, one tested positive on Saturday, April 4. An active epidemiological study is underway, including identifying the close contact.

2. The Patient Gunma’s 26th COVID-19 confirmed case (The patient works for the same company as the 17th, 19th, 21st, 23rd, and 25th confirmed case patients.)

(1) A male in his 40’s (2) Lives in Annaka City, Gunma (3) Works for a company *Place of employment: Tomioka Production Center, NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION (4) Symptoms *Has underlying medical conditions. This is considered a mild case. (5) Report of daily activities -Has never been outside of Japan in the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms. -Since April 2, he has not been reported to work, never left the house except to see a doctor; or never traveled by public transportation. (6) Close contacts -One family member has been identified as close contact, who is not under 18. -Other close contacts are being investigated.

*Any close contacts who will be identified in the days ahead will be asked to health monitoring and restrictions on movements. *Other details are still being investigated. The prefectural government will release any information relevant to preventing infection from spreading further as soon as it is available. *The prefectural government has requested the Health, Labor, and Welfare Ministry to dispatch their Novel Coronavirus Cluster Task Force to Gunma.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 25th confirmed case)

1. Brief Summary Of the PCR tests conducted on patients suspected of the new coronavirus infection, two tested positive on Friday, April 3.

2. The Patient (1) A male in his 40’s (2) Lives in Takasaki City, Gunma (3) Works for a company (4) Symptoms *He is in stable condition. His temperature is 36.8 degrees C. (5) Report of daily activities -Works with Gunma’s 17th confirmed case patient. Sits in the same row of the section. He did not wear a facemask at his workplace. -Never been outside of Japan or Gunma. -Further details are being investigated. (6) Close contacts Takasaki City Healthcare Center (hokenjo) is now investigating the close contact, including his family members. The center will request them restrictions on movements as they become identified in the days ahead. They will also be subjected to a PCR test.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 24th confirmed case)

1. Brief Summary Of the PCR tests conducted on patients suspected of the new coronavirus infection, this one tested positive on Friday, April 3.

2. The Patient (1) A male in his 30’s (2) Lives in Maebashi City, Gunma (3) Works for a company (4) Symptoms This patient is now staying at home. His hospitalization is being arranged. (5) Report of daily activities -Spends most of his time in Tokyo. On Thursday, March 26, he drove his car home in Maebashi. Never left home after developing symptoms on Fri. Mar. 27, except to see a doctor. -On Tuesday, March 31, someone he had contact with while he was in Tokyo between Monday, March 23 and Thursday, March 26, became a confirmed case of COVID-19. -Has never been outside of Japan. -Other details are being investigated. (6) Close contacts He lives with 7 family members. *Further information will be released as soon as it becomes available.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 22nd & 23rd confirmed cases)

1. Brief Summary Of the PCR tests conducted on patients suspected of the new coronavirus infection, two tested positive on Friday, April 3. An active epidemiological investigation is underway.

2. The Patients Gunma’s 22nd confirmed case (This is one of Gunma’s 18th confirmed case close contacts.) (1) A male in his 30’s (2) Lives in Tamamura Town, Sawa-gun, Gunma (3) Works in welfare industry (4) Symptoms *Has underlying medical condition, but this is a mild case. (5) Report of daily activities -Has never been outside of Gunma in the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms. -Has never reported to work starting Mar. 29. Never left the house except to see a doctor. Never traveled by public transportation. (6) Close contacts As of now, one family member has been identified as close contact. Other close contact is being investigated.

Gunma’s 23rd 2nd confirmed case (This patient works for the same company as Gunma’s 17th, 19th, & 21st confirmed case patients) (1) A male in his 30’s (2) Lives in Tomioka City, Gunma (3) Works for a company *Place of employment: Tomioka Production Center, NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION (4) Report of daily activities -Wore a facemask when reported to work on Friday, March 27 -Did not report to work on Saturday, March 28. Never left the house except to see a doctor. Never traveled by public transportation. (6) Close contacts -Never been outside of Japan in the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms -Lives alone -Other close contacts are being investigated

*The prefectural government will request any close contact their health monitoring and restriction on movements as they are identified in the days ahead.

*Further details are still being investigated. The prefectural government will release any information relevant to preventing infection from spreading further as soon as it is available.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 21st confirmed case)

1. Brief Summary Of the PCR tests conducted on patients suspected of the new coronavirus infection, one tested positive on Thursday, April 2. The patient works for the same company as the 17th and 19th confirmed case patients. An active epidemiological investigation is underway.

2. The Patient (1) A female in her 60’s. (2) Lives in Tomioka City, Gunma (3) Works for a company (4) Symptoms *Has no underlying medical condition and is in stable condition. (5) Report of daily activities -Has never been outside of Gunma in the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms. -Has never reported to work after developing symptoms. Never left the house except to see a doctor. Never traveled by public transportation. (6) Close contacts As of now, one family member, who lives together and is not under 18, has been identified as close contact

*The prefectural government has requested the close contact their health monitoring and restriction on movements.

*Further details are still being investigated. The prefectural government will release any information relevant to preventing infection from spreading further as soon as it is available.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 20th confirmed case)

1. Brief Summary Of the PCR tests conducted on patients suspected of the new coronavirus infection, one tested positive on Tuesday, March 31.

2. The Patient (1) A male in his 30’s (2) Lives in Maebashi City, Gunma (3) A soccer player (4) Symptoms *He is in stable condition. His temperature is 36.5 degrees C. He feels no fatigue or weariness. (5) Report of daily activities -Was in Tokyo on March 22, 23, and 24. -Did soccer training and participated in practice matches in the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms. -Wore a facemask at all times after developing symptoms. -Has never been outside the country. *Other details are being investigated. (6) Close contacts As of now, no definitive contact with a COVID-19 confirmed case patient(s) has been identified.

*Further details are still being investigated. The prefectural government will release any information relevant to preventing infection from spreading further as soon as it is available.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 19th confirmed case)

1. Brief Summary Of the PCR tests conducted on patients suspected of the new coronavirus infection, one tested positive on Tuesday, March 31. This patient works with the 17th confirmed case patient and has been under scrutiny. An active epidemiological investigation is underway.

2. The Patient (1) A female in her 50’s (2) Lives in Kanra Town, Kanra-gun, Gunma (3) Works for a company *Place of employment: Tomioka Production Center, NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION (4) Symptoms *Has underlying medical conditions, but this is a mild case. (5) Report of daily activities -Has never been outside of Gunma in the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms. -Has never traveled by public transportation on or after developing symptoms. -Has never reported to work starting Sat., Mar. 28, never left the house, and wore a facemask at home. (6) Close contacts As of now, two family members, none of whom is under 18, and 12 co-workers, 3 of whom overlap with the 17th confirmed case, have been identified as close contacts.

*The prefectural government has requested those who were identified as close contacts their health monitoring and restriction on movements.

*Further details are still being investigated. The prefectural government will release any information relevant to preventing infection from spreading further as soon as it is available.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 18th confirmed case)

1. Brief Summary On Saturday, March 28, a patient suspected of the new coronavirus infection had tested positive. An active epidemiological investigation is underway, including identifying close contacts.

2. The Patient (1) A male in his 50’s (2) Lives in Tamamura Town, Sawa-gun, Gunma (3) Works in the welfare industry (4) Symptoms and activities *Has an underlying medical condition but is in stable condition (5) Report of daily activities -Wore a face mask at all times after developing symptoms -Other details are now being investigated. (6) Close contacts -Currently under investigation. Should any close contacts be identified in the coming days ahead, they will be requested health monitoring and restrictions on movements.

*Further details remain under scrutiny. The prefectural government will release any information relevant to preventing infection from spreading further as soon as it is available.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 17th confirmed case)

2. The Patient (1) A female in her 50’s (2) Lives in Tomioka City, Gunma (3) Is a company employee (4) Symptoms and activities *Has an underlying medical condition but is in stable condition (5) Report of daily activities -On Friday, March 20, had dined together with a COVID-19 patient, a confirmed case in another prefecture. -Has never traveled by public transportation -Wore a face mask at al times on or after developing symptoms on Monday, March 23 -On Wednesday, March 25, joined a volleyball practice at a gym in the city (6) Close contacts -Now being investigated, including the family members who live with the patient

*Should any close contacts be identified in the coming days ahead, they will be requested health monitoring and restrictions on movements.

*Further details remain under scrutiny. The prefectural government will release any information relevant to preventing infection from spreading further as soon as it is available.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 16th confirmed case)

2. The Patient (1) A female in her 50’s (2) Lives in Tomioka City, Gunma (3) Is a company employee (4) Symptoms and activities *Has an underlying medical condition but is in stable condition (5) Report of daily activities -Has never been outside of Gunma in the last two weeks preceding to developing symptoms -Has never traveled by public transportation on or after developing symptoms -Other details are under investigation (6) Close contacts -The patient lives alone. Her close contacts are still being investigated. Should any close contacts be identified in the days ahead, they will be requested to health monitoring and restrictions on movements

*Further details remain under scrutiny. The prefectural government will release information relevant to preventing infection from spreading further as soon as it is available.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 15th confirmed case)

1. Brief Summary Of the staff members at Tatebayashi Kosei General Hospital who went through the novel coronavirus PCR, one tested positive on Saturday, March 28. An active epidemiological investigation is underway, including identifying close contacts.

2. The Patient (1) A female in her 20’s (2) Lives in Tochigi Prefecture (3) Works as a nurse *Name of the medical institution: Tatebayashi Kosei General Hospital Location: 262-1 Narushima-cho, Tatebayashi (4) Symptoms and activities Saturday, March 14 Worked as a nurse with COVID-19 confirmed patients Sunday, March 22 Worked on the day-shift. Had a fever of 37.6 degrees C in the evening. Monday, March 23 Her body temperature was 36.0 degrees C in the morning. Showed no symptoms thereafter. Thursday, March 26 Because she works with the COVID-19 patient (Gunma’s 14th confirmed case), her sample was collected while she showed no symptoms. Saturday, March 28 She tested positive for the novel coronavirus by a private testing center. The patient now stays at home. Her hospitalization is being coordinated. (5) Report of daily activities -Is monitoring her health on February 26 and onwards -Wore a face mask at work and had not reported to work since March 27 -Other details are under investigation (6) Close contacts -Two from work have been identified, and they were requested health monitoring and restrictions on movements. -Other details are still being investigated. Should any close contacts be identified in the coming days and weeks, they will be requested health monitoring and restrictions on movements.

*Further details remain under scrutiny. The prefectural government will release any information relevant to preventing infection from spreading further as soon as it is available.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 14th confirmed case)

1. Brief Summary A patient suspected of the new coronavirus infection underwent a PCR covered by insurance in a medical institution in Gunma tested positive on Tuesday, March 24.

An active epidemiological investigation is underway, including identifying close contacts.

2. The Patient (1) A female in her 40’s (2) Lives in Tatebayashi City, Gunma (3) She is a nurse. *Name of the medical institution: Tatebayashi Kosei General Hospital Location: 262-1 Narushima-cho, Tatebayashi (4) Symptoms & activities *The patient is in stable condition. (5) Report of daily activities -On Fri., Mar. 13 & Sat., Mar. 14, worked to care for COVID-19 patients. -She was off duty on Mar. 18, 19, & 20. On Mar. 20, she attended a meeting that lasted about two hours in the hospital. -She always wore a face mask at work. -On March 18, when she first showed symptoms, and onwards, she traveled by her car and never used public transportation. -Never been outside of Gunma Prefecture in the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms. (6) Close contacts The patient lives with three family members, none of whom are 18 or younger. Other details are currently being investigated. *In case any close contacts are identified in the coming days and weeks, the prefectural government will request them health monitoring and restrictions on movements.

*As all other details are still under investigation, the prefectural government will announce information essential to prevent infection from spreading further as soon as it is available.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 13th confirmed case)

1. Brief Summary On Tuesday, March 24, a patient suspected of the new coronavirus infection underwent a PCR and had tested positive. This is the first COVID-19 case registered in Takasaki.

An active epidemiological investigation is underway, including identifying close contacts.

2. The Patient (1) A male in his 60’s (lives alone in Takasaki) (2) Has an address in Takasaki (3) He is self-employed. (4) Report of daily activities -On March 15, when he had a fever, and onwards he neither worked nor left the house. -He always wore a face mask when he went to see a doctor or used transportation. (5) Close contacts Is currently being investigated.

*As all other details are still under investigation, the prefectural government will announce the information essential to prevent infection from spreading further as soon as it is available.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 12th confirmed case)

1. Brief Summary On Tuesday, March 24, a patient suspected of the new coronavirus infection underwent a PCR and had tested positive. This case falls under the jurisdiction of Tatebayashi Healthcare Center (hokenjo).

An active epidemiological investigation is underway, including identifying close contacts.

2. The Patient (1) A male in his 60’s (2) Lives in Maebashi City, Gunma (3) The patient is a doctor. *Works for Tatebayashi Kosei General Hospital Location: 262-1 Narushima-cho, Tatebayashi (4) Symptoms and daily activities *Has underlying medical condition but is in stable condition. (5) Report of daily activities -The abovementioned doctor has been treating COVID-19 patients until March 23. -He always wore a face mask when he was at work. -On March 23 the day he showed symptoms and onwards, he traveled by his car and never used public transportation. -He was never been outside of Gunma Prefecture in the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms (6) Close contacts -Is currently under investigation *In case any close contacts are identified in the coming days and weeks, the prefectural government will request them health monitoring and restrictions on movements.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 11th confirmed case)

1. Brief Summary On Friday, March 20, a patient suspected of the new coronavirus infection underwent a PCR and had tested positive. This patient is the close contact of Gunma’s 3rd confirmed case patient.

2. The Patient (1) A male in his 60’s (husband of the 3rd confirmed case patient, who is a nurse in her 60’s) (2) Lives in Ota City, Gunma (3) Is a company employee (4) Report of daily activities -Has never been outside of the country in the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms -Had never reported to work after being requested to undergo daily health check -Had never left the house, except for going to see a doctor, after showing symptoms -Had never traveled by public transportation on or after March 12 -As of now, no new close contacts have been identified.

-To prevent coronavirus infection, it is important to wash your hands frequently and practice cough etiquette just as you would to prevent common cold or flu.

-Do not go to school or to work when you have a fever or show common cold-like symptoms.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 10th confirmed case)

1. Brief Summary On Tuesday, March 17, a patient suspected of the new coronavirus infection underwent a PCR and had tested positive. This patient had close contact with the 3rd , 4th , and 6th confirmed case patients. There is an ongoing epidemiological study, including identifying the patient’s close contacts.

2. The Patient (1) A female in her 50’s (2) Lives in Oizumi-machi, Oura-gun, Gunma (3) Occupation not known as of now (4) Report of daily activities -Has never been outside of the country in the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms -Had close contact with the 3rd , 4th , and 6th confirmed case patients while at work at the clinic -Used her car to get around and never traveled by public transportation after showing symptoms (5) Close contacts -Two people the patient lives with (her children) Other contacts are being investigated. *The prefectural government has asked the following people to undergo daily health check and to voluntarily refrain from leaving the house. They are: 6 staff members and the total of 65 outpatients & house call patients of the medical institutions relative to the 8th, 9th, and 10th confirmed cases in addition to their 8 family members. *This case is still under investigation. The relevant information on preventing the infection from this case will of course be released as soon as it is available to us.

-To prevent coronavirus infection, it is important to wash your hands frequently and practice cough etiquette just as you would to prevent common cold or flu.

-Do not go to school or to work when you have a fever or show common cold-like symptoms.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 9th confirmed case)

2. The Patient (1) A female in her 50’s (2) Lives in Ota City, Gunma (3) Works as a clerk *Name of this patient’s employer, a medical institution Iryo Hojin Shin-I Kai, Mashimo Naika Ichouka (MASHIMO Internal Medicine and Gastrointestinal Clinic) Location: 1-4-1 Shironouchi, Oizumi-machi, Oura-gun (4) Symptoms and daily activities *Has underlying medical condition but is in stable condition. (5) Report of daily activities -Has never been outside of the country in the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms -Wore a face mask at work -Had close contact with the 3rd , 4th , and 6th confirmed case patients at work -Used her car to get around and never traveled by public transportation after showing symptoms (6) Close contacts -One person the patient lives with (spouse). Other contacts are being investigated. *The prefectural government has asked the following people to undergo daily health check and to voluntarily refrain from leaving the house. They are: 6 staff members and the total of 65 outpatients & house call patients of the medical institutions relative to the 8th, 9th, and 10th confirmed cases in addition to their 8 family members. *This case is still under investigation. The relevant information on preventing the infection from this case will of course be released as soon as it is available to us.

-To prevent coronavirus infection, it is important to wash your hands frequently and practice cough etiquette just as you would to prevent common cold or flu.

-Do not go to school or to work when you have a fever or show common cold-like symptoms.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 8th confirmed case)

1. Brief Summary On Tuesday, March 17, a patient suspected of the new coronavirus infection underwent a PCR and had tested positive. This patient had close contact with the 3rd and 4th confirmed case patients. There is an ongoing epidemiological study, including identifying the patient’s close contacts.

2. The Patient (1) A male in his 70’s (2) Lives in Oizumi-machi, Oura-gun, Gunma (3) He is a chauffeur. *Name of this patient’s employer, a medical institution Iryo Hojin Shin-I Kai, Mashimo Naika Ichouka (MASHIMO Internal Medicine and Gastrointestinal Clinic) Location: 1-4-1 Shironouchi, Oizumi-machi, Oura-gun (4) Symptoms and daily activities *Has no underlying medical condition and is in stable condition. (5) Report of daily activities -Has never been outside of the country in the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms -Wore a face mask while the patient was on duty. -Had close contact with the 3rd and 4th confirmed case patients while making house calls -Used his car to get around and never traveled by public transportation after showing symptoms (6) Close contacts -Two people the patient lives with (spouse and a child). Other contacts are being investigated. *The prefectural government has asked the following people to undergo daily health check and to voluntarily refrain from leaving the house. They are: 6 staff members and the total of 65 outpatients & house call patients of the medical institutions relative to the 8th, 9th, and 10th confirmed cases in addition to their 8 family members. *This case is still under investigation. The relevant information on preventing the infection from this case will of course be released as soon as it is available to us.

-To prevent coronavirus infection, it is important to wash your hands frequently and practice cough etiquette just as you would to prevent common cold or flu.

-Do not go to school or to work when you have a fever or show common cold-like symptoms.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 7th confirmed case)

1. Brief Summary On Tuesday, March 17, a patient suspected of the new coronavirus infection underwent a PCR and had tested positive. This patient is the close contact of the 1st and 2nd confirmed case patients.

2. The Patient (1) A male in his 70’s (2) Lives in Ota City, Gunma (3) The patient has no job. (4) Symptoms and daily activities *Has underlying medical condition but is in stable condition. (5) Report of daily activities -Has never been outside of the country in the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms -Used his car to get around and never traveled by public transportation after developing symptoms *At this point, no confirmed close contacts have been identified.

-To prevent coronavirus infection, it is important to wash your hands frequently and practice cough etiquette just as you would to prevent common cold or flu.

-Do not go to school or to work when you have a fever or show common cold-like symptoms.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 6th confirmed case)

1. Brief Summary On Monday, March 16, of the patients who were suspected of the new coronavirus infection underwent PCR, one had tested positive. There is an ongoing epidemiological study, including identifying the people with whom the patient had close contact.

2. The Patient (1) A female in her 50’s (2) Lives in Oizumi-machi, Oura-gun, Gunma (3) Works as a clerk *Name of her place of employment (a medical institution) Iryo Hojin Shin-I Kai, Mashimo Naika Ichouka (MASHIMO Internal Medicine and Gastrointestinal Clinic) Location: 1-4-1 Shironouchi, Oizumi-machi, Oura-gun (4) Symptoms and daily actions *Has underlying medical condition but is in stable condition. (5) Daily actions and traveling -Has not been outside of the country in the last two weeks preceding to developing symptoms -Wore a face mask all the time at work -Had contacts with the cases 3 and 4 patients in the line of duty at the clinic -After showing symptoms, used her car to get around and never traveled by public transportation -The patient lives alone. *People with whom the patient had close contact were the 8 staff members and 25 out-patients at the clinic she works. These close contacts coincide with the ones identified as those of cases 3 and 4 patients. The prefectural government has already requested them to undergo daily health check and to voluntarily refrain from leaving the house. *This case is still under investigation, and no other details are available at this point. The relevant information on preventing the infection from this case will of course be released as soon as it is available to us.

3. Other Important Matters -If you have symptoms similar to those of common cold or a fever of 37.5 degrees C or higher for four consecutive days, please contact your local hoken fukushi jimusho (healthcare center) or ken hoken yobo-ka (healthcare and prevention department at the prefectural government). -To prevent coronavirus infection, it is important to wash your hands frequently and practice cough etiquette just as you would to prevent common cold or flu. -Do not go to school or to work when you have a fever or show common cold-like symptoms.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 5th confirmed case)

1. Brief Summary On Saturday, March 14, a patient suspected of the new coronavirus infection underwent a PCR and was tested positive. There is an ongoing epidemiological study, including identifying the people with whom the patient had close contact.

2. The Patient (1) A female in her 70’s *The wife of the fourth confirmed case patient (2) Lives in Oizumi-machi, Oura-gun, Gunma (3) She has no job. (4) Symptoms and actions *Although this patient has an underlying medical condition, she is in stable condition. (5) Record of daily actions -The patient has not been outside of the country during the last two weeks before developing symptoms -The patient has not left the house on or after Monday, March 9. *This case is still under investigation. The relevant information on preventing the infection from this case will of course be released as soon as it is available to us.

3. Other Important Matters -If you have symptoms similar to common-cold or a fever of 37.5 degrees C or higher for four consecutive days, please contact your local hoken fukushi jimusho (healthcare center) or ken hoken yobo-ka (healthcare and prevention department at the prefectural government). -To prevent coronavirus infection, it is important to wash your hands frequently and practice cough etiquette just as you would to prevent common cold or flu. -Do not go to school or to work when you have a fever or common cold-like symptoms.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s fourth confirmed case)

1. Brief Summary On Saturday, March 14, a patient suspected of the new coronavirus infection underwent a PCR and was tested positive. This patient is the close contact of the third confirmed case patient. There is an ongoing epidemiological study, including identifying the people with whom the patient had close contact.

2. The Patient (1) A male in his 70’s (2) Lives in Oizumi-machi, Oura-gun, Gunma (3) Works as a doctor *Name of this patient’s employer, a medical institution Iryo Hojin Shin-I Kai, Mashimo Naika Ichouka (MASHIMO Internal Medicine and Gastrointestinal Clinic) Location: 1-4-1 Shironouchi, Oizumi-machi, Oura-gun (4) Symptoms and actions & traveling *Has an underlying medical condition. Has been hospitalized in an ICU of the Medical Institution B and is in serious condition. (5) Daily actions -The patient has not been outside of the country during the last two weeks preceding to developing symptoms. -According to the patient’s statement, he wore a mask when he made house calls and drove clinic car back and forth his patients’ places. -The patient did not travel by public transportation. -The patient did not drop in at pharmacies. (6) Close contacts As far as we could find out, one relative, eight clinic staff members where the patient works, and 58 people with whom the patient had contact either during house calls or as out-patients. The prefectural government had requested all of them to undergo daily health check and to voluntarily refrain from going out.

COVID-19 Case (Gunma’s 2nd and 3rd confirmed cases)

The second confirmed case in Gunma 1. Brief Summary On Thursday, March 12, a patient suspected of the new coronavirus infection underwent a PCR and was tested positive. This patient is one of the close contacts of the first confirmed case patient. COVID-19 Gunma’s first confirmed caseی

2. The Patient (1) A female in her 60’s (2) Lives in Ota City, Gunma (3) Works as a part-time employee (4) Symptoms and daily actions & traveling -On March 11, when the patient showed the first symptoms, and thereafter, she only visited the Medical Institution A . -The patient used her car to get there. The patient wore a face mask when she visited the Medical Institution A, and she had no close contact with other patients there. -The patient has no underlying medical conditions and is in stable condition.

The third confirmed case in Gunma 1. Brief Summary On Thursday, March 12, a patient suspected of the new coronavirus infection underwent a PCR and was tested positive. There is an ongoing epidemiological study, including identifying the people with whom the patient had close contact. 2. The Patient (1) A female in her 60’s (2) Lives in Ota City, Gunma (3) Works as a nurse (not the medical institution the first confirmed case patient had visited) (4) Symptoms and daily actions & traveling -The patient wore a face mask and had no close contacts with other patients when she went to the Medical Institutions B & C to see a doctor. -The patient did not visit pharmacies. -Although the patient has underlying medication conditions, she is in stable condition. (5) Daily actions & traveling -The patient did not go out of the country during the two weeks preceding to developing symptoms. She used her car only to go to work and to do shopping within Gunma. -Saturday, March 7 afternoon on, the patient did not leave the house except to go see a doctor. -The patient traveled in her car and did not use any public transportation. (6) Close contacts As of now, the only person, her husband, is the known close contact. The prefectural government had requested him to undergo daily health check and to voluntarily refrain from going out.

*This case is still under investigation, and no other details are available at this point. The relevant information on preventing the infection from this case will of course be released as soon as it is available to us.

COVID-19 Case (Second report of Gunma’s 1st confirmed case)

1. Brief Summary On Saturday, March 7, a patient suspected of being infected by the new coronavirus tested positive for the COVID-19. This was the first case of confirmed case in Gunma. An epidemiological investigation, including identifying the people with whom this patient had close contact is already underway.

2. The Patient (1) A female in her 40’s (2) Lives in Ota City, Gunma (3) Works as a teacher in a nursery school in Ota City *Name of school: Shakai Fukushi Hojin Kizaki Ikuenkai, Kizaki Aozora Hoikuen (Kizaki Aozora Nursery School) Location: 985 Nitta Nakaeda-cho, Ota Enrollment limit: 120 children (4) Progression of symptoms -The patient always wore a face mask when she saw doctors at Medical Institutions A, B, & C. -The patient had no close contacts with other patients at these medical institutions she visited. -The patient wore a face mask when she dropped in at a pharmacy. -The patient is hospitalized in an ICU of the Medical Institution C and is in serious condition. (5) Records of daily actions and traveling -No overseas trips in the last two weeks of the patient’s developing symptoms Have traveled to locations outside of Gunma but not including the places where clusters were reported in the media. For this patient, therefore, route of infection has not been identified. -As from March 3, the patient has not been reported to work. -The patient used only her car to travel within Gunma after she developed symptoms, meaning she did not use any public transportation. *This case is still under investigation, and no other details are available at this moment. The relevant information on preventing the infection from this case will of course be released as soon as it is available to us. (6) Close contacts As of now, the patient lives with her parents. (no other person/s living together) There are 152 people with whom the patient had close contact and the prefectural government were able to identify so far. They are her parents, 3 relatives, all children and staff members at the nursery school where the patient works. From March 7 on, the prefectural government had started contacting these people one by one to make specific requests such as daily health check for the duration of two weeks, refrain voluntarily from going out, and report any conditions such as fever or common cold-like symptoms to us, upon which they will be subjected to a PCR test.

Hokenjo (local healthcare center) is continue to find out more close contacts of this patient. As of today, three close contacts show some symptoms, and they are scheduled to undergo a PCR test at Ken Eisei Kankyo Kenkyusho (Gunma Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences.

3. Other Important Matters -If you have symptoms like a common-cold or fever of 37.5 degrees C or higher for four consecutive days, please contact your local hoken fukushi jimusho (healthcare center) or ken hoken yobo-ka (healthcare and prevention department at the prefectural government). -To prevent coronavirus infection, it is important to wash your hands frequently and practice cough etiquette just as you would to prevent common cold or flu. -Do not go to school or to work when you have a fever or common cold-like symptoms.