To all Keio students, faculty, and staff members,
(The same measures as those for Keio faculty and staff members apply to scholars visiting Keio)
With the spread of infections by COVID-19 in Japan, Keio University will take the following measures (major revisions to the previous measures listed in "Part 3" are shown in bold).
We will continue to post updates on necessary measures as and when necessary based on the domestic circumstances of Japan. Please check for the latest information.
Furthermore, Keio students should also check the information available on the keio.jp portal.
1)Measures for events
Please check the link below.
Events hosted by the university and events related to Keio students, faculty, and staff members (measures for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease]) (February 26, 2020)
2) Preventing infection
Please enforce a strict regimen of hand hygiene (washing hands, using a disinfectant, etc.). If you have any symptoms including a cough, sneezing, a runny nose, sore throat, or a fever, please ensure that you wear a mask.
When sharing a confined space with multiple people for prolonged periods, please ensure the space is well ventilated and strictly enforce the above measures to prevent infection.
3) If you have symptoms
●Please stay at home if you have cold symptoms with a fever of 37.5℃ or above. Please ensure that you take your temperature every day and keep a record.
●Even if you do not have a fever of 37.5℃ or above, if any of the following apply, please ensure to stay at home and record your temperature everyday:
・You have any severe symptoms such as shortness of breath (difficulty breathing) and a strong feeling of weariness (fatigue).
・You are elderly or have an underlying medical condition and have relatively mild cold symptoms such as fever or a cough
・You have a persistent mild cold
Furthermore, if these symptoms last for 4 days or more (approximately 2 days in the case of the elderly and persons with underlying medical conditions), or if you feel weary (fatigued) and experience shortness of breath (breathing difficulties), please consult with your nearest public health center by phone or call the phone consultation service detailed below and follow the instructions provided.
[Notifications and Phone Consultation Service concerning COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) by Prefecture](Japanese language only)
[Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Phone Consultation Service (Call Center)]
Tel: 0120-565653
Business hours: 9:00–21:00
4) If you are diagnosed as being infected
If you are diagnosed as being infected by COVID-19 at a medical institution, you are not permitted to come to the university or place of work as this is regarded as a “Class I Infectious Disease” as stipulated in the School Health and Safety Act. Please immediately inform the Keio University Health Center (tel. 045-566-1055) if you have been diagnosed as infected or are suspected of being infected.
5) Ban on travel to China and specified regions of Korea
As of February 26, the infection danger level set by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan is at level 2 (please stop all non-urgent and unnecessary travel) for the Chinese mainland and South Korea (Daegu Metropolitan City and Cheongdo County in North Gyeongsang Province). Keio students, faculty, and staff members are in principle prohibited from traveling to China and South Korea (Daegu Metropolitan City and Cheongdo County in North Gyeongsang Province) until the danger level is lowered from the current level of 2.
【March 16, 2020】The details for entry no. 5 have been updated following a change in circumstances.
5) Travel overseas
In principle, travel to countries and regions for which the infection danger level set by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is at level 2 (please stop all non-urgent and unnecessary travel) or above by students, faculty, and staff members is prohibited until the level is lowered to below 2.