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Shougakukan, Shueisha and Squere Enix has contracted with Coronavirus.

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Apr 7, 2020 3:45 AM
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https://twitter.com/Wsstalkback/status/1243152872797278214
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I debated announcing this but I felt like as a news twitter it'd be remiss not to. According to a statement released by Shougakukan a male employee in his 30's tested positive for Covid. So starting tomorrow until April 10th, the entire company is closed. The employee had a fever on the 16th of March and stopped going to work on the 17th where afterward he was found to be positive for Covid. Shougakukan is currently taking measures to ensure the virus does not spread. They have:
-Checked the history of those the employee has interacted with in the time span of infection
-Closed the floor they've worked on and sterilized it
-Advised all in contact with the employee to work at home
-and Instituted testing for all employees.

This will undoubtedly have an effect on WSS and the other magazines, but as of right now nothing has been said on that front. I'll report more as I find it. This is unfortunate news, and we here at WSStalkback hope for a speedy recovery for everyone.
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https://twitter.com/WSJ_manga/status/1247472320249245696
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"On April 6, some of our employees were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus. One of them had a fever on March 26 and consulted a medical institution, refraining from working from that day on. On April 3, he was diagnosed positive of coronavirus.In response to this, we are taking the following measures while cooperating with administrative organizations:
-Temporary closing and disinfection of the floor in which infected people worked.
-Checking work's history of infected people and identifying close contacts.
-Thorough observation and reporting of health of close contacts.

We have been working from home on a company-wide basis since long. We will continue to prioritize the safety of stakeholders and prevent further transmission of the virus by taking appropriate measures.

Thank you for your understanding"
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oh shit, this is really bad news.


Edit:
https://twitter.com/Wsstalkback/status/1243596439055450112
Special thanks to
@DoctorDazza
for explaining the situation. So as of now while Shougakukan did have a case of covid in their offices, it was contained to one floor which was then sterilized. The company has resumed normal activity and is open at this time.

thank for pointing it out.

New update:

http://ryokutya2089.com/archives/30502
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an employee at Squere Enix Tokyo Headquarter employee got infected with coronavirus. All employee must work from home started 8 april.
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https://twitter.com/WSJ_manga/status/1248180863973634048
https://twitter.com/WSJ_manga/status/1248179479731634176
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Here's final Shonen Jump schedule:

-Issue #20 will be out Sunday 12/Monday 13.
-Issue #21/22 will be out Sunday 26/Monday 27.
-Issue #23 will be out in May, Sunday 10/Monday 11.

This means there will be a break after every issue.

All Shonen Jump volumes from May have been delayed from May 1st to May 13th.

KumaApr 9, 2020 2:43 AM
"If taking responsibility for a mistake that cannot be undone means death, it's not that hard to die. At least, not as hard as to live on."
Apr 7, 2020 3:55 AM
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I already read that when the tweet came out.
It seems it shouldn't be nothing serious for both companies, for WSS if you read the comments on that tweet there is a confirmation that they will continue their work, Wsstalkback also updated about that:
https://twitter.com/Wsstalkback/status/1243596439055450112

For WSJ, since they already worked from home I think it's ok on their side too.
Apr 8, 2020 3:29 AM
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https://twitter.com/WSJ_manga/status/1247783622108577795
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Due to a confirmed coronavirus case within Shueisha's editorial, a decision was made to delay the release of Issue 21 of the magazine (print & digital) from April 20th to April 27th & rename it to Issue 21•22. The release of Issue 20 is still scheduled on April 13th.
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just a week. not sound as bad.
"If taking responsibility for a mistake that cannot be undone means death, it's not that hard to die. At least, not as hard as to live on."
Apr 9, 2020 2:32 AM
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http://ryokutya2089.com/archives/30502
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an employee at Squere Enix Tokyo Headquarter employee got infected with coronavirus. All employee must work from home started 8 april.

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https://twitter.com/WSJ_manga/status/1248180863973634048
https://twitter.com/WSJ_manga/status/1248179479731634176
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Here's final Shonen Jump schedule:

-Issue #20 will be out Sunday 12/Monday 13.
-Issue #21/22 will be out Sunday 26/Monday 27.
-Issue #23 will be out in May, Sunday 10/Monday 11.

This means there will be a break after every issue.

All Shonen Jump volumes from May have been delayed from May 1st to May 13th.
KumaApr 9, 2020 2:43 AM
"If taking responsibility for a mistake that cannot be undone means death, it's not that hard to die. At least, not as hard as to live on."

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