Police in Japan starts investigation into man who said to “spread” virus

Investigation

Tokyo, March 13, 2020 (Xinhua/NAN) Police in Central Japan said Friday they have launched a probe into a man who was infected with COVID-19 and tried to “spread the virus’’.

The investigation came a day after a woman in her 30s tested positive for the virus, after coming into contact with the man earlier this month, at a local pub in Aichi Prefecture.

The man in his 50s was on suspicion of interfering with business activities as he went to the pub after knowing his infection and expressed his desire to “spread the virus’’.

He visited the Filipino pub, where the woman worked, despite authorities’ instructions to stay indoors on March 4, the same day he tested positive for the virus, according to officials.

The woman developed a fever on March 8 and currently has a sore throat.

She is in stable condition but is scheduled to be hospitalised.

The man stayed there for around 40 minutes and told an employee at the pub that he had tested positive for the virus, prompting the staff to report him to the Police and a health centre.

Following the report, police officers in protective gear hurried to the pub, which also had to be disinfected by health officials.

The man said he also went to a bar that same night and stayed there for 15 minutes but did not speak of his infection. (Xinhua/NAN)

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Edited by Abdulfatah Babatunde