About Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

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Please be sure to take the following precautions against COVID-19.

If you feel you have a cold, call a hospital first!

(1) If you have any of the following symptoms, please be sure to consult your family doctor by phone.
-You have cold symptoms such as a cough or a fever.
-You have difficulty breathing.
-You have severe fatigue.
※If you don't know which hospital to call, please call the consultation center. They will tell you which hospital you should go to.

The following people are particularly susceptible to becoming seriously ill. Please contact the consultation center immediately.
-Senior citizens
-Those with underlying conditions including diabetes, heart conditions, and respiratory conditions (COPD, etc.) as well as those undergoing dialysis
- Those taking immunosuppressant, anticancer, or similar drugs
- Pregnant women

(2) If you don't feel well due to common illness, not COVID-19, please go to hospital. Don't put up with it.

The state of emergency has been completely lifted across the country. We kindly ask for your cooperation in preventing the spread of the disease after that.

●A lot of events are held around this time of the year. Please take measures to prevent infection when you participate in events.
●Please avoid travel to prefectures where a large number of people were infected with the disease as much as possible.
●Please take measures to prevent infection at home.
●Please work at home as much as possible.
●When you eat out, please choose a restaurant which takes measures to prevent infection.
●When you go to an event or watch sports, please don't shout loudly.
●When you go to a store, please go with a small number of people in a short time.

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Where to contact

Consultation Center (Public Health Center)
Tel.: 082-513-2567 (Every day / 24 hours)

Onomichishi Kenko Suishinka (Health Promotion Division)
Tel.: 0848-24-1961 (Weekdays: from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.)

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Call Center
Tel.: 0120-565-653 (Every day: from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.)

If you don't speak Japanese, please call below.

Hiroshima International Center
Tel.: 0120-783-806 (From Monday to Friday except national holidays: from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.)
　 (Every Saturday: from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
Supported languages: English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Indonesian, Thai, Spanish, Nepali

JNTO (Japan National Tourism Organization)
Tel.: 050-3816-2787 (24 hours / 365 days)
Supported languages: English, Chinese, Korean

Prevention

●Keep 2 meters(at least 1 meter) from others.

●Wear a mask when you go out and talk with others. Cover your mouth and nose with a mask or tissues etc. when you cough and sneeze, and wash your hands well after that.

●Wash your hands well with soup or alcohol when you return home and before cooking and eating.

●Avoid the “Three Cs”! (Closed spaces with poor ventilation, Crowded places with many people nearby and Close-contatct settings such as close-range conversation).

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