Kagawa University Attend the entrance ceremony for new students who have stopped in the Tokyo metropolitan area and Kansai April 7 18:20

At the entrance ceremony held on March 3 at Kagawa University, 44 freshmen who had stopped in seven prefectures in the Tokyo metropolitan area and Kansai in the last two weeks were rejected without any prior explanation on the spot. I understand.

According to Kagawa University, at the entrance ceremony of the Faculty of Creative Engineering held on March 3 in Takamatsu City, each new student who came to the reception was asked about their actions in the past two weeks, and Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Osaka, Kyoto, Forty-four respondents who visited seven prefectures in Hyogo refused to attend, and asked them to wait at home for two weeks.

Kagawa University had confirmed the policy of having all new students attend the entrance ceremony as a whole this month, but since then, the Faculty of Creative Engineering has been working to reduce the risk of transmission of the new coronavirus, especially because there are many new students. Had originally decided to refuse attendance of new students who stopped in seven prefectures.

He was unable to explain to the new students in advance because the decision was made just before, and on the day after the entrance ceremony, he re-explained the situation to the student who declined attendance by telephone.

President Yoshiyuki Kakehi said, "There are some aspects that are not well-known, but I think it was unavoidable to make a judgment just before considering student safety."