On April 16, 2021, one inhouse outsourcing staff working on the premises of our Hikone Plant was confirmed infected with COVID-19. 
Current status  
Impact on our customers: None (Completed cleaning and disinfection the facility where the employee worked, and resumed normal operations)
Number of close contact person(s): None *as of April 19, 2021

​​​​​On January 24, 2020, the Company established a Disaster Response Headquarters, headed by Toshio Hiroe, President and CEO, and we have been working to gather information, check on our employees’ health and take preventive measures.   

The safety of our clients and employees as well as prevention of infections inside and outside the company are of utmost importance to us. We will work appropriately in cooperation with authorities in Japan. We ask all related parties for their kind understanding and cooperation in these matters.  

• Status of infections in our group

Past announcements

• Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 at Hikone Site (announced on April 1, 2021)
• Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 at Hikone Site (announced on February 25, 2021)
• Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 at Hikone Site (announced on January 15, 2021)
• Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 at Hikone Site (announced on January 8, 2021)
• Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 at Hikone Site (announced on August 17, 2020)