In response to the declaration of emergency in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology may request the National Governors' Association to refrain from moving in the future, but the prefectural border for entrance examinations We asked for consideration so that candidates who move beyond the area will not be restricted.
Regarding university entrance exams, the "University Entrance Examination" will start as scheduled from 16th of this month, and individual examinations of national, public and private universities will be held from March.
Prior to this, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology told the National Governors' Association that the entrance examination itself has a low risk of infection, and that "university entrance examinations are an important opportunity that does not correspond unnecessarily and urgently", and people move depending on the infection situation in each prefecture. Even if it is necessary to refrain from doing so, we requested written consideration so that it would not affect the examinees who move across the prefectural border for the entrance examination and the faculty and staff engaged in the examination work.
In addition, regarding infection countermeasures for examinees, if a group of infected people = clusters occur in high school immediately before the examination, we will thoroughly measure the temperature of the examinees at school and a common test for the boards of education nationwide. We are requesting the school to inform the school that they must bring a "health observation record" that records the temperature measurement results up to the test date.
On the other hand, the National Center for University Entrance Examinations, which conducts the common test, issued a message from the president on the 8th, and when requesting a follow-up test, it is not possible to submit a medical certificate from a doctor because of infection with the new coronavirus and requesting to wait at home. Even in some cases, we may be able to apply, so we ask the examinees to consult with the contact information provided on the admission ticket.