Tokyo measles patient visited three udon restaurants in Kagawa

A man in his 20s from Tokyo, confirmed infected with measles, visited three udon restaurants in Kagawa Prefecture on February 12. The Kagawa prefectural government announced that he may have come into contact with an unspecified number of people during his stay. He drove his own car from Tokyo to Kagawa and did not use public transportation.

The Kagawa prefectural government announced on February 28 that a man in his 20s from Tokyo, confirmed to be infected with measles, visited three udon restaurants in the prefecture on February 12. He went to Teuchi Judan Udon Baka Ichidai in Takamatsu between 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., Gamou Udon in Sakaide between 11:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m., and Yamakoshi Udon in Ayagawa between 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m.

The man drove his own car from Tokyo to Kagawa and back, without using any public transportation. He developed symptoms including fever, rash, and cough, and a public health center in Tokyo received a report of a measles patient on Tuesday, February 25.

The Kagawa government has urged residents to follow instructions from medical institutions if they experience symptoms that could indicate measles. This announcement serves as a prompt for potentially exposed individuals to remain vigilant.

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