October 19th Report, All 91 High School Students and Staff Tested Negative
On October 19th, Fukui Prefecture reported no new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. 91 people (70 students and 21 teachers) who had some interaction with the prefectural senior high school boy who was infected with COVID-19 (reported on the 18th) underwent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which all showed negative for the virus.