If an infected person appears at a school or facility ... 4:20 on February 20

In preparation for the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the government has compiled measures to prevent schools and nursing homes from closing schools and taking leave when infected persons appear.

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare have prepared countermeasures at schools, nursery schools, nursing homes, service facilities for persons with disabilities, etc. in preparation for the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and notified the prefectures and others on the 18th.

According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, if a child, student, or student is confirmed to be infected by a public or private school, the school principal will suspend attendance until it is cured.

Prefectural governments are also requesting schools to request temporary school closure, such as for the entire school or some grades, as appropriate.

In the future, if the epidemic spreads further and there are multiple infected people in the same class, the schools will be temporarily closed on a class-by-class or grade-by-grade basis, taking into account the impact on children and their learning. I can decide.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, nursery schools and nursing homes also demand that infected facilities refrain from visiting or going to work, and that prefectures and others may request that they take leave or leave when necessary. And cooperate sufficiently with related organizations to respond.