Kudaka Island asks residents to stay home and visitors to stay away due to spread of COVID-19

Kudaka Island asks residents to stay home and visitors to stay away due to spread of COVID-19

Kudaka Island


February 18, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo

By Sanemichi Kinjo

 

Kudaka Island, Nanjo – COVID-19 cases are increasing among the 220-person population of Kudaka Island in Chinen, Nanjo. According to a town representative, there were six new positive cases on the island on February 16, bringing the total number of cases since the start of February to 28 people. By February 17, the number of people who had been in close contact with someone who tested positive had surpassed 100 people. Local broadcasts are being used to ask residents to stay in their homes, and to ask tourists to refrain from coming to the island.

 

According to the representative, the majority of the coronavirus cases are mild and most patients are managing their symptoms at home. When asked about providing food to the patients in their homes, the representative said, “As of now, food isn’t an issue. The patients all have food that they’ve gathered in case of typhoons or the like. If the situation worsens, we will respond quickly.”

 

One resident who contracted COVID-19 says, “I got my third dose of the vaccine on the island on January 16. Since getting COVID, my only symptoms are a sore throat. I had next to no fever. Now I’m on my way to recovery.”

 

Kudaka Kaiun operates regular ferries to and from the island. Both the ferry and the high-speed ferry are operating normally, but the company has posted about the rising number of infections on Twitter, and asks visitors to refrain from coming to the island.

 

(English translation by T&CT and Ellen Huntley)

 

 

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