Yahoo News Japan reports that voice actress Mami Yamashita has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Yamashita is best known for voicing Margay in Kemono Friends, and for her performance in the stage play Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen THE STAGE 2018. She has also had additional unnamed voice roles in One Piece and Dragon Ball Super.
In her official Twitter announcement, Yamashita assures fans she is doing her best to stay comfortable and that the worst thing is the worry she may have infected someone else in her asymptomatic period. She finishes by telling fans she will return to work as soon as possible.
皆様へ。
この度はご心配、ご迷惑をおかけして誠に申し訳ありません。 pic.twitter.com/Ofd5qNufKT— 山下まみ@まみみ (@yamashita_mami) April 10, 2020
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic (also known as COVID-19 officially, or Chinese Flu to others) has affected many worldwide, from businesses to public gatherings and events. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]. This includes the postponement of GDC, and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, along with the cancellation of E3 2020 (including digital events), and Comiket 98.
We also recently reported on Japanese ratings board CERO suspending operations during the state of emergency in Japan.
The Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering are mapping the virus’ spread [1, 2]. As of this time of writing, there have been over 1.883 million total confirmed cases worldwide, and over 1.323 million active cases. There have been over 117,000 deaths, however over 443,000 people have made a “total recovery.”
Japan has had a total of 7,370 cases (6,463 active cases), 123 deaths, and 784 recoveries.
Mami Yamashita is currently represented by the voice talent agency Aoni Production.
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