After confirmation, move 1000km by bus… ‘Non-concept’ civil servant snapped into Japan

It was revealed that a Japanese prosecutor’s office had been confirmed for a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) and then traveled over 1000 km by highway bus.

Japanese highway bus. [일본 고속버스넷]

According to Kyodo News and NHK, the Tokyo Metropolitan Prosecutors’ Office (Tokyo District Prosecutors’ Office) announced on the 26th that a male prosecutor’s office in his 20s infected with Corona 19 took an unauthorized highway bus during his home quarantine period. He arrived in Fukuoka city in northern Kyushu. The prosecutor’s office is a public official who assists the prosecutor.

This official was confirmed as positive for Corona 19 on the 17th. I had to wait at my home in Tokyo until the 27th.

However, when another employee of the Tokyo District Prosecutor’s Office contacted the official on the 25th the previous day, it was revealed that he was staying in Fukuoka City, not Tokyo. The distance between Tokyo and Fukuoka is over 1000 km.

The Tokyo District Prosecutor’s Office said, “We deeply apologize for the extremely inappropriate behavior,” and “We will investigate the facts in the future and respond appropriately, such as providing information to related organizations.”

The Tokyo District Prosecutor’s Office notified the express bus company and public health center of this fact. And, the purpose of the move is being investigated against the relevant public officials.

Building No. 6 of the Central Joint Office, where Japan’s Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, Tokyo Higher Prosecutors’ Office, Tokyo District Prosecutors’ Office, and Tokyo Ward Prosecutors’ Office are located. [위키미디어]

On the other hand, on the 26th, 949 new confirmed cases of Corona 19 in Tokyo. On the 24th, it changed the record for the most confirmed cases of 888 a day in two days. The cumulative confirmed cases of Corona 19 in Tokyo increased to 55,585.

Reporter Lee Cheol-jae [email protected]