Prevention Measures against
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
About COVID-19< Common symptoms and risk of developing severe>
Often, fevers or respiratory symptoms may persist for around one week,
and many patients complain of strong fatigue.
Those infected often present only mild symptoms, which will heal in many cases.
The severity of the novel coronavirus disease is not as great as infectious diseases
with extremely high mortality rates, but it does have the higher risk than seasonal
influenza. The risks of developing severe symptoms are particularly highamong the elderly and patients with underlying diseases.
<The routes of transmission>
The routes of transmission are generally through droplets and contacts. It is notthought to be caused by airborne infections.
In addition, under certain circumstances, such as when talking to many people ata short distance in confined spaces, there is the risk of spreading the infection
even without coughing or sneezing.

Precautions in daily life
• First of all, washing hand is important. Wash your hands frequently with soap
or alcohol when you return home, before or after cooking, before eating, etc.
• When you have symptoms such as coughs and sneezes, please cover yourmouth and nose. If you cover coughs and sneezes with your hands and touches
objects around you with those hands, there is a chance of spreading virus via
those objects, please observe the ”coughing etiquette”.
•Seniors and persons with chronic diseases are advised to take extra
precaution and avoid visiting packed places and using public transportation
as much as possible.

Do not go to office or school, especially if you have symptoms such as fever.
If you have cold symptoms such as fever, measure and record fever everyday.

Be careful if you have following symptoms
If you have any of the following symptoms, please consult with the consultation centerfor people with potential exposure to COVID-19:- You have had cold symptoms or a fever of 37.5°C or over for four daysor more.
(including when you need to continue to take an antipyretic)- You have a strong feeling of weariness (fatigue) or shortness of breath(difficulty breathing).
* Please also consult with the consultation center if you are a seniorcitizen or have an underlying disease, and you have had the symptoms
mentioned above for about two days.
If the consultation center suspects that you have been infected with the virus, it will
introduce you to a medical institution where medical services for people with potential
exposure to COVID-19 are available. Please visit the medical institution, wearing afacemask, and refrain from using public transportation.
The consultation centers for people with potential exposure to COVID-19 are set up ineach prefecture.
For further information, please refer to the following URL or QR cord.(in Japanese)
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/
kenkou_iryou/covid19-kikokusyasessyokusya.html

Medical institutions offering assistance inforeign languages

Be careful if you have following symptoms
You can find the medical institutions offering assistance in foreign languages on thefollowing website.
https://www.jnto.go.jp/emergency/jpn/mi_guide.html

February 25, 2020 version