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Date/日付:UIA International School of Tokyo – School Policy on Cases of COVID-19
This policy is a living document and will be implemented in line with any additional advice or direction
provided by Japanese Government, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Wards and check-up doctor.
Covid-19 symptoms include but are not limited to fever 37.5°C or over, cough, sputum, shortness ofbreath, fatigue, muscle aches, joint pain, sore throat, stomach ache, diarrhoea, nausea or vomiting, lossof taste/smell, headache, congestion or runny nose and conjunctivitis.
Please check your temperature at home each morning before coming to school. It helps to know what
your normal temperature is and also if you are well enough to come to school. Temperature should bemeasured without the use of fever-reducing medicines (medicines that contain ibuprofen oracetaminophen).
Students will be sent home early from school if they have one of the following symptoms:● fever 37.5 or above.
● persistent cough (have a cough lasting for an hour OR have had 3 or more episodes of coughing in
24 hrs OR coughing more than usual).
● shortness of breath or difficulty breathing● sore throat● diarrhoea● nausea or vomiting● loss of taste/smell● severe runny nose or runny nose which colour is not clear● conjunctivitis● severe sense of fatigue● Students will be sent home early from school if they have 2 (or more) of the following symptoms:
fatigue, muscle aches, joint pain, stomach ache, headache, congestion or runny nose which colour is
unknown or clear

Policy for ill student/staff
1. Has any COVID-19 Symptoms but has not had aPCR test (has not consulted with a doctor yet)

If students/staff have only one mild symptom e.g. asore throat and if it completely disappears in 24 hours
the person is allowed to return to school without
consulting with a doctor. The student/staff needs tobe fever/symptom free for 24 hours before returning
to school.
Students who do not attend school because of COVID19 symptoms have to notify the details of the healthcondition to homeroom teacher.
School nurses will contact parents if necessary.
Students/staff with 2 or more symptoms or persistent(more than 24 hours) COVID-19 symptoms should
follow the guidelines from the government (please
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2. Has COVID-19 symptoms and consulted with adoctor and PCR test was not advised.
3. Has COVID-19 symptoms and has received
negative PCR test

4-1 : Is diagnosed with COVID-19 (has positive PCRtest)
4-2 : Is confirmed as a close contact

Policy for family members
5. Lives with a family member (parent, sibling, spouseetc.) with COVID-19 symptoms or a family member iswaiting for a Covid test result

find the details from the link
https://stopcovid19.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en/flow). If thesymptoms continue for more than 24 hours please
consult a doctor to check. Depending on Doctor’s
advice see 2, 3 or 4 below.
For severe symptoms such as shortness of breath,severe sense of fatigue, or fever (37.5 and above*) oryou are taking and need to remain on an antipyretic(fever reducing medicine), call your doctor, medical
institution or Tokyo Fever Consultation centre (035320 4592) or 03-6250-5780 immediately.
*A mild/high fever will vary depending on theperson’s normal temperature,
A rise of 1 degree above normal temperature or higher
than 37.5 is usually an indicator of a fever.
Ask the doctor when they can return to school (please
make sure that they are fever/symptom free for 24hours before returning to school).
When all symptoms have disappeared and theindividual is symptom free for 24 hours they canreturn to school.
If a doctor suspects/diagnoses seasonal influenza
please revert to School Policy on Seasonal Influenza.
Inform school immediately by emailing thehomeroom teacher if you are diagnosed with COVID19. Follow the instructions from the Japanese
Government or the ward health centre about
returning to school (will likely have to quarantine forup to 14 days and be symptom free for three days).
If you are confirmed as a close contact, you will likely
have to quarantine for 7 days.
If an ill family member has a mild fever or cold
symptoms such as sore throat, their family members
are allowed to come to school. If the symptom ispersistent and/or severe such as shortness of breathor severe sense of fatigue or high fever, all family
members have to stay home. Also, if more than 2family members are unwell with COVID-19 symptoms
the whole family has to stay home.
If a student or family member has a PCR test or has
had a PCR test due to symptoms you must inform theschool immediately to the homeroom teacher, andthe whole family has to stay home until they receive
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immediately isolate and follow instructions from theward health centre.

6. Lives with or had close contact with a family
member diagnosed with COVID-19

UIA staff and children of all UIA families do not needto remain isolated and away from school while waitingfor PCR results for travel/immigration relatedreasons.
Do not come to school. Follow the instructions fromthe Japanese Government or the ward health centre.
If student/staff has a PCR test due to the close family
member’s situation then:- follow ward office instructions about returning toschool (will likely have to quarantine for up to 7 days)- If it is positive follow ward health centre instructions

7. Family member has been confirmed as close
contact

Do not come to school until the family member hastaken a PCR or antigen test:- If the result is negative the student can return toschool if they are symptom free
- If the result is positive all family members must
immediately isolate and follow instructions from theward health centre

8. Has a family member/guest returned fromoverseas(from the MOFA list of prescribed countries)

A family member returning from overseas should get
a PCR test at the airport, if this is negative other family
members can come to school.
If the result is positive, the whole family has to follow
the advice from the ward heath centre (assuming theill person does not return home but goes straight tohospital and is isolated, the family can come toschool).

Sources● Setagaya and Shibuya ward Health Centre/ School Doctor● 学校・園における新型コロナウイルス感染症対応ガイドライン 世田谷区教育委員会● https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html● https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/pediatric-hcp.html● https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/children/symptoms.html● https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and-poisoning/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-covid19-general-advice● https://stopcovid19.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en/flow/● For immigration please refer to the Japanese government website

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