Pair who met with ALTs at Hub in Sendai also tests positive for coronavirus
Two persons from Sendai City have been confirmed with the novel coronavirus after meeting with two Assistant Language Teachers (ALT) who also tested positive, reports Kahoku Shimpo (Mar. 30).
According to the Sendai City government, the two residents are a foreign woman in her 30s who teaches at a private school and her male acquaintance, a Japanese national, also in his 30s.
Between 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on March 20, the pair met with the group of ALTs at the Ichibancho Yonchome outlet of the Hub chain of English pubs for about 5 minutes, the city said.
The following day, the female teacher met again with the group of ALTs at the same Hub between around 9:00 p.m. and the 1:00 a.m. the next day.
The ALTs live in Akita Prefecture. They returned to the prefecture on March 22. Five days later, the prefectural governor announced that two of the teachers had tested positive for the coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19.
In Sendai, the female teacher visited a medical institution after she began suffering from a fever on March 25. After learning that the ALTs tested positive in Akita, she underwent a test for the coronavirus that gave a positive result on March 29.
Her male acquaintance also began to experience a high fever on March 25. He as well tested positive four days later.
Both persons are receiving treatment at an infectious disease hospital in the city. The condition of neither is considered serious.
According to the city, neither the teacher nor her acquaintance had traveled overseas over the past two weeks.
There have been four cases of coronavirus recorded in Miyagi, three of which were from Sendai.
The Hub outlet has about 70 seats. The city has requested that it shut in an attempt to prevent the spread of the virus. A special call center has been established for any customers who feel ill after visiting the bar on and after March 20.
NHK - Nov 25
A Japanese government panel has proposed changes to a program for on-the-job training of foreign workers after the initiative was cited for labor abuses.
Dogen - Nov 24
Learn Japanese pitch-accent and pronunciation from my Patreon Series "Japanese Phonetics"
Watercolor by Shibasaki - Nov 22
This is Shibasaki, a painting instructor. Today I would like to draw a cute little squirrel with crayon. You are also welcome to try drawing while watching the video.
NHK - Nov 21
Japan has begun holding exams for foreign workers whose job types have been newly added to the list of fields that are eligible to get the country's Category 2 residence status.
News On Japan - Nov 20
A video discussing false molestation accusations ("chikan enzai") has been resonating on social media, coinciding with the introduction of a men-only carriage.
News On Japan - Nov 18
The sudden shutdown of Hoyu, a company managing school lunch programs, in September has had widespread effects, as school meal providers nationwide face critical losses.
Nikkei - Nov 17
Foreign workers in a new international trainee program that Japan plans to launch may be able to switch jobs after up to two years, according to a new proposal published by an expert government panel Wednesday.
nbcnews.com - Nov 16
Behind the barbed wire, the little boy pressed his ink-covered index finger onto the mint-green exit card. And a photograph was snapped of his frightened face.
News On Japan - Nov 14
A proposal to raise the rate of childcare leave benefits from the current 80% to 100% of take-home income would require both parents to take at least 14 days off, according to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
News On Japan - Nov 12
A 48-year-old man who runs a tutoring school in Osaka has been arrested and charged for swindling 8.5 million yen in cash from a student's mother under the pretext of investment funds.
ROME REPORTS in English - Nov 12
Professor Saho Matsumoto says that the Vatican's diplomatic intervention saved many World War II Japanese prisoners.
Japanese natural beekeeping - Nov 12
Join us on an unexpected journey as we tackle a daring removal of a hornet's nest from our backyard. But what comes next is even more astonishing – we transform this potential danger into a unique dining experience for our flock of silkies!
NHK - Nov 09
Japanese Major League baseball star Ohtani Shohei says he plans to donate 60,000 gloves to elementary schools across Japan.
TAKASHii from Japan - Nov 06
Meet Kazu, a Japanese polyglot who speaks countless languages.
Sora The Troll - Nov 04
Japan VS Countries in Anime Style
medievalists.net - Nov 04
Time, a seemingly universal dimension, reveals its diverse facets across societies, historical epochs, and cultural contexts. The research project TIMEJ at the University of Zurich presents a fresh perspective on time in Medieval Japan, a concept far from unified.