New information about the spread of the Novel Coronavirus is being reported daily. The spread of infection within Japan continues to be a concern. Please check the following notes and take appropriate action.
1. Regarding the Prevention of Infection
In your daily life, please follow the same basic rules you would follow to prevent the common cold or seasonal influenza.
(1) Wash your hands with soap and running water, gargle thoroughly, and rub your hands with disinfectant as necessary.
(2) Wear a mask properly and be mindful of “cough etiquette”.
(3) Practice self-restraint with regards to going to crowded places, and avoid unnecessary outings.
2. Managing Your Health
While following the prevention measures above, follow the guidelines below to manage your health.
(1) If you do not feel well, such as having a fever or other cold symptoms, take a rest and do not force yourself to go to school or work. Take your temperature (twice a day, in the morning and evening), and focus on making yourself well.
(2) If you experience any of the following symptoms, avoid contact with other people and immediately contact the nearest “Kikokusha・Sesshokusha Soudan Senta (Returnee and Contact Center)” by telephone for a consultation.
① If you have a serious condition, such as difficulty in breathing (dyspnea), severe fatigue (malaise), or high fever
② If you are at risk for severe disease (older adult, person with a pre-existing condition such as diabetes, cardiac insufficiency, or respiratory disease (COPD, etc.), person undergoing dialysis, or person being treated with immunosuppressants, anticancer agents, or the like) and have relatively mild cold symptoms, such as fever and cough
③ If you do not fall under the above and have relatively mild cold symptoms, such as fever and cough (If your condition persists for four days or more, be sure to contact the Center. Since symptoms vary from person to person, if you believe that you have a serious condition, contact the Center immediately. The same applies if you must continue taking an antipyretic or the like.)
When consulting a medical institution referred to you by the Returnee and Contact Center, please report the result of the consultation to the Ryukoku University Health Center (by telephone or e-mail).
3. If You are Diagnosed with the Novel Coronavirus
The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is defined in the School Health and Safety Act as a “first class infectious disease”. If you are diagnosed with COVID-19, follow the instructions below in order to prevent the spread of infection.
＜For Students＞
(1) Please refrain from going to the university until your doctor confirms that you have recovered. Please recuperate at a medical institution.
(2) Please report the following (by telephone or e-mail) to the Ryukoku University Health Center.
①Student ID Number・Your Full Name
②Diagnosis (name of sickness)
③How long you have been experiencing symptoms
④Whether or not you had traveled overseas（from January 2020）（name of place, time period）
⑤The last date you had come to the university
⑥Contact Information・Telephone Number（You may be contacted by the Ryukoku University Health Center）
＜For Academic and Administrative Staff＞
（１）Please refrain from going to the university to work until your doctor confirms that you have recovered. Please recuperate at a medical institution.
（２）Please report the following (by telephone or e-mail) to the Ryukoku University Health Center.
①Work Department・Your Full Name
②Diagnosis (name of sickness)
③How long you have been experiencing symptoms
④Whether or not you had traveled overseas（from January 2020）（name of place, time period）
⑤The last date you had come to the university
⑥Contact Information・Telephone Number（You may be contacted by the Ryukoku University Health Center）
4. What to Do If You Have Had Contact with an Infected Individual or a Person that Has Had Close Contact with an Infected Individual
Follow the steps below if you have had contact with an infected individual or a person that has had close contact with an infected individual. (e.g. when your family member has become infected or has had close contact with an infected individual)
＜For Students＞
(1) Please refrain from going to the university until a public health center lifts its order for you to stay at home.
(2) Report the following (by telephone or e-mail) to the office of the faculty you belong to.
①Student ID number and your full name
② Relationship to the infected person or the person who has had close contact with an infected person
③ Period you were quarantined at home
④ Current condition
⑤ The time when you came in contact with the infected person or person who had contact with an infected person
⑥ What you did and who you met after coming in contact with an infected person or person who has had contact with an infected person
⑦ Contact Information: telephone number (You may be contacted by the office of faculty you belong to
(3) Contact the Ryukoku University Health Care Center once you are notified by the public health center to stay at home.
(4) After your quarantine is over, contact the Ryukoku University Health Care Center
＜For Academic and Administrative Staff＞
(1) Please refrain from going to work at the university until a public health center lifts its order for you to stay at home.
(2) Report the following (by telephone or e-mail) to the head of your department.
① Affiliation and your full name
② Relationship to the infected person or the person who has had close contact with an infected person
③ Period you were quarantined at home
④ Current condition
⑤ The time when you came in contact with the infected person or person who has had contact with an infected person
⑥ What you did and who you met after coming in contact with an infected person or person who has had contact with an infected person
⑦ Contact Information: telephone number
(3) Contact the Ryukoku University Health Care Center once you are notified by the public health center to stay at home.
(4) After your quarantine is over, contact the Ryukoku University Health Care Center
5. For Returnees and International Entrants
COVID-19 is spreading throughout countries in Europe as well and many of such countries has been subject to the travel advice and warning on infectious diseases issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Ryukoku University is treating countries and regions with the travel advice and warning of infectious diseases of level 2 or higher as endemic areas. Returnees and entrants from such countries must take action in line with items ① and ② below.
For the warning of infectious diseases, check the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan’s Overseas Safety Website shown in the ＜Related Links＞ below.
(1) For those who are returning from the endemic area or have had contact with someone living in the endemic area
① If you have a fever (37.5 degrees or higher) and respiratory symptoms with two weeks of returning to Japan, avoid contact with other people, wear a mask, and immediately contact the “Kikokusha・Sesshokusha Soudan Senta (Returnee and Contact Center)” by telephone for a consultation.
In addition, if you consult a medical institution referred by the center, please report the consultation result to the Ryukoku University Health Center by telephone or e-mail.
②Those who have no symptoms at the present time should keep in close contact with their parents and family members, especially in the first two weeks after coming to Japan. Please refrain from going out and spend time at home, and observe your health closely while taking your temperature twice a day (once in the morning and once in the evening). If symptoms develop, follow the directions in ① above.
（２）Those who have returned from overseas and have had no contact with people from endemic areas
①If you have a fever (37.5 degrees or higher) or respiratory symptoms within two weeks of returning to Japan, take measures such as avoiding contact with other people, wearing a mask, and please consult a nearby medical institution as soon as possible.
②Even if you have no symptoms at the present time, keep in close contact with their parents and family members, especially in the first two weeks after coming to Japan. Avoid unnecessary outings as much as possible, and observe your health closely while taking your temperature twice a day (once in the morning and once in the evening). If symptoms develop, follow the directions in ① above.
＜Ryukoku University Health Center Contact Information＞
Fukakusa Campus TEL 075-645-7879 FAX 075-643-9909
Omiya Campus TEL 075-343-3322 FAX 075-343-3490
Seta Campus TEL 077-543-7781 FAX 077-543-7783
General E-mail Address: hoken@ad.ryukoku.ac.jp
Health Center Homepage: https://www.ryukoku.ac.jp/hoken/kansen.html
＜Related Links＞
〇Novel Coronavirus-Associated Pneumonia (Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare)
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/0000164708_00001.html
〇National Institute of Infectious Diseases Homepage
https://www.niid.go.jp/niid/ja/from-idsc.html
〇Regarding Novel Coronavirus-related Measures against Infectious Diseases (Cabinet Secretariat)
http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/influenza/novel_coronavirus.html
〇Novel Coronavirus Consultation Service (Kyoto Prefecture)
http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/kentai/news/novelcoronavirus.html
〇Ministry of Foreign Affairs Overseas Safety Website
https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/
〇Ministry of Foreign Affairs Travel Registration Service (Stay period of less than three months: 「たびレジ(Tabi Reji)」; Stay period of three months or more: Notification of residence)
https://www.ezairyu.mofa.go.jp/index.html
〇Ministry of Foreign Affairs「たびレジ (Tabi Reji)」Registration Page (“Easy Registration” Site）
https://www.ezairyu.mofa.go.jp/tabireg/index.html
