Multilingual Information

Preventing

COVID-19and stopping its spread
Scan here for the Ministry of Health, Labourand Welfare’s “COVID-19 Multilingual Guide”
websiteDroplet transmission

Contact transmission

https://www.c19.mhlw.go.jp

What should I do in my everyday life?
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. It mainly causes symptoms suchas fever and/or cough. In general, it is spread through droplet and contact transmission. In particular, keep thefollowing in mind.
Avoid the “Three Cs” (Closed spaces, Crowded places,
and Close-contact settings), and use the COVID-19
Contact-Confirming Application (COCOA) to learn thepossibility that you have had contact with someone
who has been tested positive.
Avoid closed spaces

Download COCOA here

Google Play

Avoid crowded places

Avoid close-contactsettings

App Store

If you have cold symptoms such as fever, do not go toschool or work, refrain from going out, and measure
and record your body temperature every day.
Refrain from going out

If you have an underlying disease (pre-existingcondition) with a change in symptoms, or if you areconcerned about a disease other than COVID-19,please contact your home doctor by phone.

Measure and record your temperature
every dayFirst of all, call your home doctor.

What should I do if I think I might have COVID-19?
See the reverse side.
For details, check the latest
information on our website.
〈英語〉

What should I do if I think I might have COVID-19?
Do not go to a medical institution right away;
consult Call center first. Visit our website for details.
*A doctor will determine if you need to be tested or not.

● At the very least, please contact Call center in any of the following situations.

For information on your local call centers, visit the website above.

You have severe symptoms such as
breathing difficulty, intense tiredness(fatigue), or high fever●Symptoms vary from person to person. If you feelthe symptoms are severe, contact Call center
immediately.

Breathing difficulty

FatigueHigh fever

If you are at high risk of becoming
severely ill* and have relatively mild cold symptoms, such as fever and cough●* Elderly; people with underlying conditions such as diabetes, heart failure, or respiratory diseases (COPD, etc.); people ondialysis; and people taking immunosuppressive agents or anti-cancer drugs

Other than the above, people have been having relatively
mild cold symptoms, such as fever and cough, that arepersistent●Symptoms vary from person to person. If you feel the symptoms are severe,contact Call center immediately.
Please be sure to contact Call center if symptoms last for four or moredays.
The same applies to people who have to keep taking medicine for fever.

ChildrenPregnant women

If you are pregnant orhave children, please visit
our website.

●● Consulations may be accepted by medical institutions and clinics in some areas inaddition to the call centers.

● If you receive instructions from a local government, a public health center or aquarantine station, please follow them.

What should I be careful about when having
an exam at a medical institution?
Please make sure the following when going for a medical examination.
● Unless directed by a doctor, please refrain from visiting more than one
medical institution, because there have been cases where doing so has causedthe spread of infection.
● When visiting a medical institution, please wear amask, wash your hands and fingers thoroughly, andfollow proper cough etiquette*.
* When coughing or sneezing, use a mask, tissue paper, handkerchief, sleeve or
the inside of your elbow to cover your mouth and nose.

〈英語〉

Can I contact inmy own language?
Some languages are supported.
For information on local callcenters, please visit our website.
Scan here for the Ministry ofHealth, Labour andWelfare’s “COVID-19
Multilingual Guide” website

https://www.c19.mhlw.go.jp

For details, check the latest
information on our website.