新型コロナ集団感染、最近は４類型　寮、会食、カラオケ、職場―西村担当相

　西村康稔経済再生担当相は１１日の記者会見で、新型コロナウイルスのクラスター（感染者集団）について、最近は接待を伴う飲食店で生じる割合が減り、寮生活、会食、カラオケ、職場での発生が増えているとの分析を明らかにした。その上で、マスク着用や「３密」回避など「新たな日常」の定着に努めるよう改めて呼び掛けた。
　西村氏は最近のクラスターの例として、(1)島根県の高校サッカー部関係者９０人超(2)仙台市の飲み会で大学生１８人(3)石川県のカラオケ大会で２６人(4)甲府市の消防署の職場で５人―などを列挙。ほとんどは対策の不徹底が原因だと指摘した。（2020/08/11-15:18）

Novel coronavirus cluster infections have recently been increasing in four settings not necessarily in nightlife districts, Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japanese minister in charge of the virus crisis, said Tuesday.
   More infection clusters have been observed at dormitories, workplaces, restaurants and karaoke parlors while clusters at hostess bars and host clubs have been declining, Nishimura, economic revitalization minister, told a press conference.
   He then cited three latest clusters--at a high school in Shimane Prefecture involving over 90 students and teachers, mostly soccer club members living in a dormitory, at a drinking party in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, involving 18 university students, at a karaoke event in Ishikawa Prefecture involving 26 people, and at a fire station in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, involving five workers.
   Those cases happened as sufficient virus prevention measures were not taken, Nishimura noted, underscoring the importance of wearing masks and avoiding the "Three Cs": closed spaces, crowded places and close-contact settings.
   Nishimura also said that through the education ministry he will urge all schools in the country to enhance virus-dodging efforts at dorms based on the guidelines for hotels, which stress the importance of good ventilation.