Feb 20 2020
The situation of the novel coronavirus is changing daily. Please collect the most up-to-date and precise information.
- It is effective for prevention to wash your hands and do cough etiquette.*
- If you have a fever (37.5 °C or higher) and apply to the following conditions** as close contact, please consult the Niigata Prefecture's "Returnee and Contact Consultation Center" by phone. This is to ensure to introduce you to a medical institution with a well-organized medical treatment system, but this measures may change in the future.
- If you are diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, for students, please contact the Student Affairs Office of your Faculty or Graduate School and for staff, please contact the General Affairs Section of your Faculty or Graduate School by phone or e-mail.
- Seasonal influenza outbreak also occurs on campus. If you do not have close contact with carriers of the novel coronavirus and you have a cough or fever, see your primary doctor with wearing a mask after calling. Your doctor may refer you to the Niigata Prefecture's "Returnee and Contact Consultation Center".
* cough etiquette
When coughing and sneezing, wear a mask or cover your mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue. Throw tissue immediately into a closed trash bin and wash your hands with soap and water.
**close contact
-You had contact with someone who was/is/became a confirmed carrier of the new strain of coronavirus
-You had contact with bodily fluids (mucus, sneezes, spit, etc.) with someone who may have been a carrier of the coronavirus
-You gave a medical examination, lived with, nursed or cared for, etc. someone who may have been a carrier of the coronavirus
Please click the links below for more information related to the novel coronavirus.
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of health, Labour and Welfare
