- If you are a close contact of COVID-19／自分が濃厚接触者となった場合
If you are a close contact of COVID-19／自分が濃厚接触者となった場合
Refer to flowchart 3
If you are close contact of COVID-19, the day of the last contact with a positive person is day 0, and you must stay at home until day 5.
(For example: If Jan,1st is a day of the last contact→ You must stay at home until Jan,6th )
However, if you tested negative on the second or third day, you could end self-isolation.
A week after ending self-isolation, observe your health condition.
Procedures for being close contact
1. Self-isolation
Avoid unnecessary trips out of the house and reduce the number of times you shop.
※If you have symptoms already, check the "Having symptoms during self-isolation" below.
2.Students must use the message function of Web-Class for each class to report to the instructors that they might have been become a "close contact" and staff and instructors must report the same to their departments.
3. Access the following URL and type your information
If symptoms appear during the stay-at-home period
Please be sure to inform your doctor or medical institution that you are a "close contact" and then go to see a doctor. After that, please contact the Iwate University Health Care Center.
Who is a close contact?
Persons who had contact with a positive person during the period of possible infection (from
the day of onset of illness or from 2 days before the date of testing in the case of asymptomatic
patients until hospitalization or hotel stay, etc.) and who meet the following conditions.
・Family members living together
・Persons who had contact with a positive person without taking necessary precautions against infection (e.g., conversation, meals, karaoke, etc.)
・Those who had prolonged contact (including in cars, airplanes, studying or playing games in a room, etc.)
・Those who examined, nursed, or cared for a patient without proper infection protection(e.g., wearing a mask).
・Those who may have come into direct contact with contaminants such as airway secretions or body fluids of the patient.
(Note)
Procedures for ending of stay-at-home period
If you have no symptoms after the ending of the stay-at-home period, you will be able to attend school and go to work.
Students must contact their instructors and report the ending of stay-at-home period via Web-class. Also, Instructors and staffs must do procedures for absence. (See below)
Observe your health condition a week after the self-isolation.
*Procedure for excusing their absence (faculty and staff)
Regarding the work hours of faculty and staff members, please check the notice "Handling of Work Hours for New Coronavirus Infections" in the "Notices from the Health and Safety Office" section of Garoon's Staff Portal.
If symptoms appear during the stay-at-home period
Please be sure to inform your doctor or medical institution that you are a "close contact" and then go to see a doctor. After that, please contact the Iwate University Health Care Center.