Regarding measures against new coronavirus infectious diseases at schools and correspondence to children and students
Updated: May 17, 2023
About new coronavirus infectious disease measures in school after shift to 5 infectious diseases
- Even after the transition to category 5 infectious diseases, measures such as "guidance to children and students", "health observation of children and students", "ensure ventilation", "guidance on hand hygiene such as washing hands", "guidance on cough etiquette", etc. will be taught.
- If the infection situation is calm, we will not take any special infection control measures other than the above.
- In school education activities, it is basically not required to wear a mask. As a countermeasure against heat stroke, we will instruct you to remove the mask when exercising.
- If the infection is prevalent, depending on the specific activity scene, ``Refrain from speaking or talking at close range, face-to-face, or in a loud voice'', ``Maintain physical distance between children and students to the extent that they do not touch each other''. We will take measures such as
Note: Due to various reasons such as underlying diseases, there are children, students, and teachers who are worried about infection and wish to wear a mask, or who cannot wear a mask for health reasons. We will not force you to put on or take off a mask, and we will provide guidance so that discrimination and prejudice do not occur due to whether or not you wear a mask.
Regarding the handling of attendance related to the new coronavirus infectious disease
In the following cases, attendance will be suspended, and I will not be absent, late, or leave early.
- If a student is infected, he or she cannot go to school until 5 days have passed since the onset of symptoms and 1 day has passed after the symptoms have subsided, as stipulated in the School Health and Safety Law Enforcement Regulations.
- Time required for vaccination when a child/student is vaccinated on a school day.
- Absence due to fever, etc. due to side effects after vaccination.
Note: We will not suspend attendance of those who have had close contact.
Inquiries about this page
Inagi City Education Department Student Affairs Division
2111 Higashi Naganuma, Inagi City, Tokyo
Phone: 042-378-2111 Fax: 042-379-3600