[Update] Notice and Policies for the Infection Spread of the New Coronavirus (for Students and Faculty Members)

With the infection spread of the new coronavirus, the government has imposed a voluntary ban on (cancellation of) large-scale events. In response to this, we have revised the basic policy on the management of the university as follows.

In principle, no students are permitted to travel to and faculty members are requested to refrain from traveling to the countries and regions (including China, Korea, U.S., Italy and Spain) that are categorized as Level 2 or above (Travel Advice and Warning on Infectious Diseases) in the "Overseas Travel Safety Information" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
 

1) If you have symptoms such as fever or cough when returning (entering) Japan, be sure to report to the quarantine officer at the airport, etc. Then, students are requested to promptly report the diagnosis results to the health center of their campus and faculty members are to do the same by reporting to their department chairperson / office manager and General Affairs Office.
 
2) Students are requested to immediately report the areas where they stayed, dates of returning or entry to Japan, and health conditions at that time to the health center of their campus and faculty members are to do the same by reporting to their department chairperson / office manager and General Affairs Office.
Items to be reported: presence or absence of symptoms such as fever and cough as well as the use of antipyretic and cough medications.
 
3) Students who have symptoms such as fever and cough and visited a medical institution during overseas travel are requested to promptly report the diagnosis results to the health center of their campus and faculty members are to do the same by reporting to their department chairperson / office manager and General Affairs Office.

There have been reports on the new coronavirus infections throughout the world. Thus, those who have returned from overseas need to monitor the heath conditions (record health conditions and temperature) for 2 weeks. Carefully observe your health conditions and stay at home unless absolutely necessary.
 
If you have symptoms such as fever or cough, first consult an inquiry counter or healthcare centers without directly going to a medical institution and then report to one of the health centers on either campus in the case of students and to your department chairperson / office manager and General Affairs Office in the case of faculty staff.

Considering the increasing risk of mass infection through extracurricular activities and events which gather the general public, extracurricular activities are banned until the end of March in the university in principle.
You are requested to act by giving first priority to your health and safety in preparation for the academic education from this spring.

If you have cold-like symptoms, you are requested to stay home and thoroughly take basic measures such as cough etiquette and washing your hands to prevent the spread of infection.
If you do not feel well, first consult an inquiry counter or healthcare centers for their instructions without directly going to a medical institution.
When diagnosed as the new coronavirus infection, report to one of the health centers on either campus in the case of students and to your department chairperson / office manager and General Affairs Office in the case of faculty staff.

March 2, 2020
Teruma Nishimoto
President

(First revision on January 30, 2020)
(Second revision on January 31, 2020)
(Third revision on February 4, 2020)
(Fourth revision on February 21, 2020)
(Fifth revision on March 2, 2020)
(Sixth revision on March 12, 2020)
(Seventh revision on March 24, 2020)