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TEPCO Employees Test Positive for Covid-19

Apr 19, 2020

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.

It was confirmed through PCR testing that one employee of TEPCO Holdings, Inc. and one employee of TEPCO Fuel & Power, Inc. working in the Chiyoda District branch in Tokyo, and one employee of TEPCO Energy Partner, Inc. working in the Shinjuku District branch in Tokyo have contracted Covid-19.

At the TEPCO Group*, a Covid-19 Countermeasures Task Force headed by TEPCO’s president has taken measures to prevent the spread of the virus, and we have continued to implement our Business Continuity Plan while also implementing countermeasures to prevent infection and the spread of the virus. The Covid-19 infection of employees shall not impact the stable supply of power, the safe operation of power stations, nor decommissioning work.

Going forward, the TEPCO Group will respond properly to instructions given by health officials as we continue to implement countermeasures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

1. Number of infections
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc., Head Office; one employee
TEPCO Fuel & Power, Inc., Head Office; one employee
TEPCO Energy Partner, Inc., Tokyo Customer Center; one employee

2. Measures taken
- Sterilization of the office and traffic lines of the floor in which the infected employees work
- Shelter-in-place order given to employees and related workers who work at the same office and floor (every employees who work at the same building for the Tokyo Customer Center) as the infected employees

3. Main countermeasures to prevent the spread of infection
-Basically employees to work remotely from home except when engaging in priority duties
-Employees ordered to take their temperature before coming to the office and also ordered to wear surgical masks while commuting

4. Number of infections so far
- April 7, TEPCO Power Grid, Inc.; one employee
- April 13, TEPCO Fuel & Power, Inc.; one employee
- April 14, TEPCO Fuel & Power, Inc.; one executive
- April 15, TEPCO Energy Partner, Inc.; one employee
- April 18, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.; one employee
Five people in total

*The TEPCO Group is comprised of five companies: TEPCO Holdings, Inc., TEPCO Fuel & Power, Inc., TEPCO Power Grid, Inc., TEPCO Energy Partner, Inc., and TEPCO Renewable Power, Inc.