熊本の造船所で２０人超感染　ＪＭＵ、濃厚接触者検査―新型コロナ

　国内造船首位のジャパンマリンユナイテッド（ＪＭＵ、横浜市）は２７日、大型の原油タンカーなどを建造している有明事業所（熊本県長洲町）で、従業員の新型コロナウイルス感染が確認されたと発表した。
　２５日に従業員２人の感染を確認。濃厚接触者９６人が順次検査を受けており、２７日午前１０時までに、このうち２１人の感染が判明したという。（2020/07/27-15:41）

More than 20 workers at a Japan Marine United Corp. shipyard in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the leading Japanese shipbuilder announced Monday.
   According to the company, two workers at the shipyard tested positive on Saturday. A total of 96 others who have had close contact with the two are undergoing coronavirus tests.
   As of 10 a.m. (1 a.m. GMT) Monday, 21 of them have been found infected with the virus, which is responsible for the COVID-19 respiratory illness.
   About 1,800 people, including subcontractor employees, work at the Ariake shipyard, where large oil tankers and other vessels are built. Disinfection work has been conducted there.
   JMU, headquartered in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, is considering suspending some operations at the shipyard.