Novel Coronavirus Countermeasures
Let's Think About a ‘New Lifestyle’ Together !
Table of Contents

What is a lifestyle?

New lifestyle 1. Wash your hands! - Why do we wash them? New lifestyle 2. Wear a mask! - What eﬀect does it have? New lifestyle 3. Keep social distancing! - What should I be careful about? -What is a ‘lifestyle’ ?

The "Post corona" erahas arrived.

Lifestyles vary depending on time, country
and culture. We call each of these ways ofliving a ‘lifestyle.’

It will take a long time to end the spread of thenovel coronavirus. It is important to keep thespread of the novel coronavirus under control
while continuing social activities such as goingto school, work, and shopping, and to have a
new lifestyle with the coronavirus.

In the cold regions of Europe,
it snows, and strong winds blow.
So, some people live inbrick houses to protect themselves.

Japan has a humid climate. Therefore, in order tomake it easier for the wind to pass through a house,many houses have detachable
sliding doors and havethe ground-level ﬂoors higher
than Western houses.

There are many ways to live,
which are different fromour ‘normal’ lifestyle!
What kind of a lifestyle
do we need now?

The Inuit people live ina freezing-cold region.
They traditionally live ina house built with ice and snow.

1New lifestyle 1

Wash your hands!

- Why do we wash them? What is the coronavirus?

Why do we wash our hands?
(1) To protect us from the coronavirus!
(2) To not spread it to our friends and family !

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Cell: It's like a small room. Our body is madeof so many cells. When we are made in ourmother’ s womb, we start with a single cell,
but it divides and multiplies. And then they
start to share body functions.The novel
coronavirus has a strange shape.

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The shape resembles a crown, so it was named"corona" which means "crown" in ancient Greek.

What are the symptoms of the virus?

Diﬃculty
breathing

Change in taste and smell

They may think that they are not infected, but they could actually have the virus. Because even if
they are infected, they may not have clear symptoms, or they have only mild symptoms.
People with no symptoms or mild symptoms can also infect others.
Even if you don't have a fever, you may have the virus. So, wash your hands and wear a mask toprevent the virus from spreading to people around you. Don't forget!
● Why should you carefully wash your nails and wrists as well?

- How to wash and the reason -?
★Wash your hands withsoap!

★Wash between yourﬁngers and inside yournails!
The virus is hiding in the gaps
between your nails and ﬁngers,
and between your ﬁngers!

★Wash your wrists!
Dirt and virus may accumulate
around your wrists because
they can be sweaty.
Don't forget towash them!

★Wash them thoroughly
for about 20 seconds!
Once you get used to washing your hands,
you tend to be careless about washing them.
→Washing while singing the song "Happy
Birthday" twice is a good way!

But, if you worry too much and take a long time washing your hands,
you won't be able to do anything.
It is not necessarily good to take a long time washing your hands.
It is important to understand the reason for washing your hands andwash them carefully and thoroughly one step at a time.
★After washing your hands with soap,
rinse them with water and wipe themwith a clean towel.
・You can also wipe them with a paper towel.
・If you wipe your hands with a handkerchief,
don't share it with your friends.

２★Alcohol disinfection is also
Why do soap and alcohol work?
It's because they can destroy the mucous
membrane that contains the virus. Youcan learn more in the booklet: Q & A for
Everyone Who Wants to Know More
About the Novel Coronavirus (Children'sEdition) Please read it!

New lifestyle 2

Wear a mask!

- What effect does it have? ● How do you get infected?

The virus enters the body throughthe mouth and nose.
It can also even come in from themucous membranes of your eyes.

When you touch your mouth and other parts of your facewith hands that touched something with the virus on it, you
may get infected.

The virus is carried by sprayed droplets from coughing andsneezing. People may be infected from the droplets.

● What effect does wearing a mask have?

Find the diﬀerence between wearing
a mask and not wearing a mask!

Wow!

Wearing amask
makes somuch
difference!

Q Does the sprayed virus from a cough float in the air for a long time?
ASprayed droplets from coughing and sneezing carry a lot of virus.

If you inhale them, there is a high possibility of being infected.But in fact, each droplet isheavy, so in many cases the time that the virus drifts in the air is short, and the distance it
travels is also short. It is assumed that if droplets are heavy, they fall right away, and if they
are light, they may stay in the air for several hours. That's why it's important for each of us
to wear a mask when we talk to someone within the range of droplets.
Also, a virus that is sprayed from a cough cannot stay in the air for a longtime. However, if it sticks to something, it may be contagious for several daysat the longest. You may touch something with such a virus without knowing.
So, it's important to wash your hands.
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New lifestyle 3

Keep social distancing!

- What should I be careful about? Move the desks away fromeach other at lunch time.

Do not talk loudly when
you are close to a person!

Open windows frequently.

Let's think!
Open your arms and keepthat distance from the personnext to you.

What else can you
do at school, athome or outside?

You may be worried about going to school because of getting infected or getting yourfamily infected. You don't have to think, "I'm scared, but I have to go to school." If you areworried, don't hesitate to talk to your family or teacher. Let's talk and ﬁnd a new lifestyleand ways to protect ourselves together!

Take care of both your life and heart.

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Last

Support your family and friends who are fighting the virus!
Be thankful for medical workers and essential workers who
support our lives!

Editors
Mitsunobu R. KANO, MD, PhD: Professor and Vice Executive Director in charge of Promoting SDGs,Okayama University / Council Member, Science Council of Japan / Science and TechnologyCo-advisor to the Minister of Foreign Aﬀairs of Japan
Yuko Morita, PhD: Fellow, Knowledge Mobility based Systems Institute / Principal Investigator(Scientiﬁc Communication) of Miraikan, National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
Producers
Amane Koizumi, MD, PhD: Director, Knowledge Mobility based System Institute / Professor,
National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Japan
Shumpei Komura: Special Advisor to the President of Okayama University, and Principal
Researcher at Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute
Rina Hasegawa: Visiting Researcher at the Center for Research on Educational TestingThis booklet can be printed and forwarded freely by anyone,
but please refrain from editing the contents.
Issue Date: October 12, 2020 (Ver. 1)
Contact Information: E-mail stop_corona@smips.jp

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