'HIV-Infected Chinese Students Deliberately Visit Japanese Entertainment Venues... "1000 People at Risk"'

At Least 1,000 People Estimated to Have Been Exposed to HIV Virus
Japanese Health Authorities Concerned About Large-Scale HIV Outbreak

HIV is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). It progresses to AIDS after an average incubation period of 10 years. Photo by Getty Images Bank

[Asia Economy Reporter Bang Je-il] Japan has been shocked by reports that three Chinese international students infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) visited entertainment establishments with the intent to spread the virus.

According to the Japanese weekly magazine Shukan Gendai on the 3rd, three female employees at an entertainment venue in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, were sequentially infected with HIV.

HIV is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). It typically has an average incubation period of 10 years before progressing to AIDS.

Female employee A at the entertainment venue began experiencing abnormal symptoms in June. She had swollen lymph nodes and feverish cold-like symptoms, leading to suspicion of COVID-19, but the test results were negative.

After taking cold medicine, her symptoms disappeared, and she felt relieved. However, in July, during a sexually transmitted disease screening conducted for all employees at the venue, she tested positive for HIV. Two other women also tested positive for HIV.

The venue conducted an internal investigation and identified that three Chinese male international students had spread the HIV virus. The infected women had all served these three Chinese men as customers between January and April. It was reported that these three Chinese international students led a promiscuous lifestyle, gathering monthly with other international students from Southeast Asia to hold orgy parties.

One of the Chinese international students stated, "After graduating from graduate school, I have to return to China. Since there are no good establishments like those in Japan in China, I just thought to have fun. Getting infected with HIV was unavoidable. I decided to spread HIV to as many Japanese people as possible."

It is estimated that at least 1,000 people have been exposed to the HIV virus. Before the female employees were aware of their infection, they served an average of five customers per day, totaling over 1,000 customers. Consequently, Japanese health authorities are concerned that this could be the starting point of a large-scale HIV infection outbreak.

Masahiro Kami, Director of the Medical Governance Research Institute, said, "More than the speed and scale of the spread, the fact that infected individuals can transmit HIV to others during the asymptomatic period is the more worrying situation."

Meanwhile, in Japan, intentionally transmitting HIV to others is considered assault.

However, in this case, it is reported that the Chinese men shared bodily fluids with the consent of the female employees, and the women also acknowledged providing illegal services, making it difficult to consult with the police or lawyers.

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