September 29th 2020
To All Students,Takanori Ueda
President of the University of Fukui
Message from the President;
Campus Life Reflected on: Prevention of COVID-19 for the Fall Semester
The classes for the fall semester will finally begin on 1st October. University of Fukui
is gradually resuming face-to-face lectures and planning to ease restrictions on
extracurricular activities.
However, while there has been progress in deregulation as an economic measure,including the start and expansion of the Go To Travel program and the easing ofrestrictions on holding events, there are still some areas where the infection situationis unpredictable, and some experts are concerned about the future spread of theinfection. According to the updated Citizens' Action Guidelines of Fukui prefecture,moving to/from areas where large spreads of infections occur such as Tokyo or Osakashould be determined carefully. The university is a place where a lot of students fromvarious regions gather and engage in many activities. In particular, extracurricular
activities can easily lead to group infections. Accordingly, we will continue our efforts
to prevent infections so that students can lead healthy and safe campus lives.
We would like to ask students to pay attention to the following in addition to the"Student Action Guidelines" below and be alert when coming to university.
Student Action Guidelines
https://www.u-fukui.ac.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/Behavior-guideline-2020-08-28.pdf
1. On Campus○Take infection control measures thoroughly by wearing a mask (coughing etiquette)and practicing good hand hygiene (hand sanitizer or hand washing). You will not beallowed to enter the campus without a mask on.
○In lecture rooms or the cafeteria, sit with a space between people by keeping 2
meters apart (or 1 meter at the very least) and refrain from talking at close range orshouting. Since the risk of infection is higher when having conversations during
breaks and having meals than taking classes, be especially careful.
○Try to check your health condition using the "Health Checklist" on a regular basis
and get enough sleep.

○If you have any cold symptoms, such as a fever, cough, or general malaise, do nothesitate to take a rest at home.
○Check the student portal and the university website every day to obtain the latest
information from the university.
2. Extracurricular Activities○Students are allowed to engage in extracurricular activities within the levels
indicatedintheattached"GuidelinesforthePhased

DeregulationofExtracurricular Activities for Students at the University of Fukui.” Students must
review measures, including hand hygiene (hand sanitizer or hand washing) before
and after using facilities or equipment with their supervisors to avoid the 3Cs
thoroughly.
○ The level is currently 4 but it will be relaxed to level 3 from October 1st.
Furthermore, we will consider whether or not to change the level based on thestatus of infection after the 4 day weekend from September 19th to 22nd (two weeks
later). In addition, training camps are not allowed until the level becomes 1.
○It is not acceptable to force students to participate in extracurricular activities, andto treat them unfairly or harass them for not participating.
○If/When the infection spreads again, and permission to participate in a tournamentor concert is revoked by the university, the participation should be immediately
cancelled even if the application for participation was approved in advance. TheUniversity will not bear the participation fee.
3. Daily Precautions○Students should avoid the 3Cs, wear a mask (coughing etiquette), wash hands
frequently etc. on a daily basis to fix “the new normal” which is indicated by thegovernment even off campus or outside extracurricular activities. In addition, as a
student of the University of Fukui, students must not behave irresponsibly, such as
making a noise without wearing a mask in the crowd.
○Students should refrain from moving to/from areas where large spreads of infectionsoccur such as Tokyo or Osaka. In case students must unavoidably visit such areas,
do not drop by any facilities which are unrelated to their purpose (such as facilities
where group infections occur nationwide) and take adequate precautions tominimize the risk of infection. In case you return to Fukui prefecture from suchareas, manage your health condition carefully with the “health checklist” for twoweeks.
○ When having meals with someone, using restaurants which have “Infection
Prevention Declaration” stickers is recommended. Parties where many people eat
and drink together are prohibited.

○Make use of COCOA, a COVID-19 Contact-Conforming App.
○If you have any cold symptoms, such as a fever, cough, or general malaise, contact
the consulting line of Fukui prefecture first, TEL(0776)-20-0795 (if you are out ofFukui, contact the consulting counter in your residence). In addition, contact theuniversity (Bunkyo Campus: Student Affairs Division, Matsuoka Campus:
Academic Affairs Division for Matsuoka Campus, Tsuruga Campus: Administration
Division for Tsuruga Campus, International Students: International Affairs
Division. The same applies to the following cases as in 4).
4. In case students are diagnosed with COVID-19○In case students are diagnosed with COVID-19 or have close contact with someone
else who is, follow the instructions of the Public Health Center. In addition, contact
the university. In addition to daily health observation, keep track of their activity
history (dates, times, places, activities, and people with whom they had contact) for
about two weeks.
○If a student is suspected as a person with a high level of contact, contact theuniversity and follow instructions.

Guidelines for the Phased Deregulation of Extracurricular Activities for Students at the University of Fukui
LevelRegulation

Infection Spread Situation

Usual Acitvities

Participation in Competitions
or Concerts（Attachment）

Changing Rooms
Interactive Activities and Club Activity

Lecture rooms

Rooms

・No Confirmed Cases in Fukui

1

N/A

Prefecture
・No Confirmed Cases in Japan or not

・As UsualSpread

・No Confirmed Cases in Fukui
2

lowPrefecture
・Spread of Infection in Japan or
Neighboring Areas

・As Usual・Allowed inside the Prefecture

・Allowed withThorough Measures toAvoid 3Cs

・Must Get Permission for outsidethe Prefecture
・Banned in Areas with Large
Spreads of Infections and・Sporadic Confirmed Cases in3

middleFukui Prefecture
・Warning about the Spread ofthe Infection of Fukui Prefecture
・Spread of Infection in Fukui

4

highPrefecture
・Alert about the Spread of theInfection of Fukui Prefecture

on Campus (Must GetPermission)・Allowed at Facilities
inside the Prefecture

・Must Get Permission for both
Inside and Outside thePrefecture
・Banned at Areas with Large
Spreads of Infections and its
Neighbors (Including Sports'Trips)

・Basically Banned
・Allowed at Outside
Facilities on Campus

・As Usual・Allowed with Thorough・Avoid 3Cs andInfection Prevention

Use at Different

Mesdures・Refrain from Having Meals
with Many People

Neighboring Areas (Including Sports' ・Training Camps areTrips)

・Allowed at Facilities

・As Usual・Banned(Must Get Permission)prohibited.

・Allowed with ThoroughTimes・Eating or
Drinking areprohibited.

・As Usual・Avoid 3Cs andUse Different time・Eating or
Drinking areprohibited.

・Avoid 3Cs and・Avoid 3Cs andUse Different

Use at Different

・Allowed with Less

time

times

People and in Short time・Eating or・Eating or

Drinking are

Drinking are

Prohibited.

Prohibited.

・Unavailable

・Unavailable

・Unavailable

・Unavailable

Infection Prevention
Mesdures・Sports' Trips, Training
Camps, Meeting overMeals are prohibited.

・Basically Banned
・Allowed Online

・A Self-Restraint Request fromFukui Prefecture or the University
equates to meaning the Facility
5Prohibitedshould be closed.
・Alert about the Spread of・Banned

・BannedInfection of Fukui Prefecture
・Confirmed Cases at theUniversity of Fukui※Buildings for club activities cannot be used until the level becomes 1 on Bunkyo campus.

・Banned・Allowed Online