December 22, 2020
To all students, faculty and staff members:
UEDA Takanori
President, University of Fukui
Taking Thorough Measures to Prevent COVID-19 Infection
for the Year-end and New Year Season
The number of those infected with COVID-19 has been increasing nationwide, and the situation isgrowing more serious. The Fukui prefectural government lifted the existing warning on Dec. 17 andissued another special warning effective from Dec. 18 to Jan. 11 for its citizen to take thoroughmeasures to prevent COVID-19 infection during the Year-end and New Year Season.
For the same reason, University of Fukui released the President’s note for students on Dec. 2 and forfaculty and staff members on Dec. 8, and updated the action guidelines accordingly. Now, I wish totake this opportunity to request all of you to read the note and action guidelines once again and keep
in mind to take appropriate actions.
If you are planning to go back to your hometown or welcome family members from otherprefectures during the winter break, please pay attention to the following points and ask your family
members to act the same way for safe homecoming for everyone:
1) Do not engage in any activity with a high risk of infection such as social gatherings with a large
number of people, especially before traveling.
2) Consider changing the traveling period to avoid crowded time period of publish transportation.
3) Check your temperature and physical conditions every day. If you are not feeling well, refrainfrom traveling.
4) Wear a mask even at home if there are elderly or people with underlying medical conditions inyour family.
5) Refrain from social gatherings or eating out during your homecoming if you are not feeling well.
6) In the destination where large and rapid spreads of infections are occurring, refrain from goingout or meeting people other than family members unless absolutely necessary.
Even if you stay in Fukui during the winter break, take utmost caution with the prevention of
infection and refrain from contacting people other than family members, considering the current
situation. When you visit shrines during the New Year time or participate in the coming of age

ceremony, please follow the points below:
1) Choose off-period to visit shrines to avoid 3C’s.
2) Follow the organizer’s rules and instructions when participating in the coming of age ceremony.
Also, as always, take basic infection prevention measures such as hand hygiene and mask wearing,
do not speak loudly, ensure adequate ventilation etc., and avoid situations with a high risk ofinfection
In case you have any cold symptoms such as a fever, coughing or general malaise and any possibilityof infection, contact your family doctor or the nearest medical clinic first by telephone. In addition,
if you don’t have any family doctor or you hesitate over which medical institution to choose, contact“Consultation Center for COVID-19“ provided by Fukui prefecture. Telephone number is 0776-200795 (Opening hours 7:00-21:00, including the weekend and holiday, overtime will guide you themobile phone number).
Each member should take thorough measures to prevent infection so that we will greet the New Yearpeacefully. I appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

[Contact Information]
General Affairs Division
TEL: 0776-27-8936
E-mail: s-soumu@ad.u-fukui.ac.jp