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Warning for New Coronavirus-Related Pneumonia (No 3)
February 12, 2020
On February 10, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan, provided the notification informing of a change in measures to be taken for school children and students who returned to Japan from the Mainland China (including Hong Kong and Macau).
University is providing the Warning (No3). “5. After entering Japan from China, BE SURE to follow the instructions below:” in the Warning (No.2) notified on February 5 has been changed accordingly.
- For the time being, please refrain from traveling to China as much as possible.
- For students and faculty/staff members who are planning to travel to China during the spring vacation, etc., there are possibilities that the Infections Disease Risk Level for China might be raised after leaving Japan or having difficulties in returning to Japan by the Spring semester. It is strongly recommended to consider carefully these risks.
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In case a travel to China is unavoidable, you must contact the office of your Faculty/Graduate School BEFORE traveling.
(Information to be reported; travel itinerary, destination, accompanying person(s), tour name, etc.) - When traveling to China, you must obtain local information and take measures to prevent infection, such as wearing a mask, washing hands thoroughly and gargling.
- After returning to Japan from China, BE SURE to follow the instructions below:
※ Please refer to the attached chart
A) For those who returned to Japan from Hubei Province or had contact with a resident of Hubei Province, BE SURE to follow the instructions below:
① If you have a fever (37.5 ° C or more) and any respiratory symptom within 2 weeks of entering Japan, avoid contact with other people, wear a mask, etc., contact a public health center by telephone immediately and consult a medical institution recommended by the public health center.
In addition, contact the office of your Faculty/Graduate School, report the instructions received from the public health center and diagnosis by the medical institution, and ask for instructions about your study or work in Spring semester.
② If you don’t have a fever (37.5 ° C or more) or any respiratory symptom at present, refrain from going out for 2 weeks after entering Japan and observe your health condition carefully.
In addition, contact the office of your Faculty/Graduate School to ask for instructions about your study or work in Spring semester.
In case any symptom appears, follow the instruction described in ①.
B) For those who returned to Japan from areas in China other than Hubei Province and had no contact with a resident of Hubei Province, BE SURE to follow the instructions below:
① If you have a fever (37.5 ° C or more) and any respiratory symptom within 2 weeks of entering Japan, avoid contact with other people, wear a mask, etc., consult a medical institution immediately.
In addition, contact the office of your Faculty/Graduate School, report about diagnosis by the medical institutions, and ask for instructions about your study or work in Spring semester.
② If you don’t have fever (37.5 ° C or more) or any respiratory symptom at present, refrain from going out for 2 weeks after returning to Japan and observe your health condition carefully.
In case any symptom appears, follow the instruction described in ①.
Risk Management Headquarter
(for New Coronavirus Infection Control)
University of the Ryukyus
Warning for New Coronavirus-Related Pneumonia (No 2)
February 5, 2020
On January 31, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan, has raised the Infectious Disease Risk Level for areas other than Hubei Province in China to "Level 2: Avoid Non-Essential Travel”. For Hubei Province, the Risk Level is 3: “Avoid All Travel” [Warning to stop traveling].
- For the time being, please refrain from traveling to China as much as possible.
- For students and faculty/staff members who are planning to travel to China during the spring vacation, etc., there are possibilities that the Infections Disease Risk Level for China might be raised after leaving Japan or having difficulties in returning to Japan by the Spring semester. It is strongly recommended to consider carefully these risks.
-
In case a travel to China is unavoidable, you must contact the office of your Faculty/Graduate School BEFORE traveling.
(Information to be reported; travel itinerary, destination, accompanying person(s), tour name, etc.) - When traveling to China, you must obtain local information and take measures to prevent infection, such as wearing a mask and washing hands thoroughly.
- After entering Japan from China, BE SURE to follow the instructions below:
① If you have fever (37.5 ° C or more) or respiratory symptoms within 2 weeks of entering Japan, avoid contact with other people, wear a mask, etc., immediately contact a local health center and follow instructions.
In addition, contact the office of your Faculty/Graduate School, report about symptoms and any instructions received from the public health center and ask about your study or work in Spring semester.
② For those who have stopped in Hubei Province or who have had contact with a resident in Hubei Province, refrain from going out for 2 weeks after returning to Japan and observe carefully your health condition EVEN IF you don’t have fever (37.5 ° C or more) or respiratory symptoms at the time of entry.
In addition, contact the office of your Faculty/Graduate School to ask about your study or work in Spring semester.
Risk Management Headquarter
(for New Coronavirus Infection Control)
University of the Ryukyus
※Please refer to the following websites:
【Regarding measures against Infectious Diseases related to the New Coronavirus】
(Cabinet Secretariat official website)
http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/influenza/novel_coronavirus.html
【Q & A on new coronavirus-related infections in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China】
(as of January 27, 2020)
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/kenkou_iryou/dengue_fever _qa_00001.html
【WHO】(English)
https://www.who.int/
