Those who do not correspond to any of the following
(1) Those aged 65 or over (2) Those who require hospitalization (3) Those who are at risk of becoming severe and who are judged by a doctor to need therapeutic drugs or oxygen administration for the new coronavirus (4) Pregnant women From September 26, 2022, the target of the notification of the outbreak notification has been limited, so the target of the person who will be contacted by the public health center will be (1) people over 65 years old, (2) people who need hospitalization, (3) Those who are at risk of aggravation and who are judged by a doctor to be in need of therapeutic drugs or oxygen administration for the new coronavirus, and (4) Pregnant women.
1 About contact from the public health center and health observation, etc.
No contact from the public health center.
▶During treatment, please monitor your own health.
If you have any questions about poor physical condition or have any problems during recuperation, please contact and consult with the home care support center “Uchisapo Tokyo (* 1)”.
Telephone 0120-670-440
24 hours a day (Foreign language support available)
(*1) What is Uchisapo Tokyo, a support center for home care patients? Please refer to "Information on Home Care Support Center 'Uchisapo Tokyo' / Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health" (external site) .
▶Those who wish to receive any of the following support during medical treatment must register at the "Tokyo Positive Person Registration Center (*2)".
・Health observation at home care follow-up center (My HER-SYS, etc.)
・Recuperation at accommodation facilities (hotels) in Tokyo ・Delivery of foodstuffs and pulse oximeters
(*2) What is the “Tokyo Positive Person Registration Center”? Please see "Tokyo Positive Person Registration Center / Tokyo Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health" (external site) .
If you have any problems with the online application to the "Tokyo Positive Person Registration Center", please contact the dedicated call center for the "Tokyo Positive Person Registration Center".
Telephone 0570-080-197
24 hours (including weekends and holidays)
For information on how to apply for each type of support, please refer to "4 How to spend your time during home care."
2 Convalescence period
▼Those who have symptoms: If all of the following conditions are met, treatment will end.
(1) 7 days have passed since the day after the onset of symptoms (2) 24 hours have passed since the symptoms improved (*3)
(*3) “Symptoms relieved” means that the temperature is less than 37.5°C without taking antipyretics and the symptoms have not worsened. (It is not necessary that symptoms disappear.)
However, the risk of infecting others remains until 10 days have passed. Therefore, self-infection measures such as checking the health condition by yourself such as temperature measurement, avoiding contact with people at high risk of becoming seriously ill such as the elderly, using places where the risk of infection is high, avoiding eating together, wearing a mask, etc. Please take thorough preventive action.
If you are hospitalized or in a facility for the elderly, treat the day of onset as day 0, and if 10 days have passed from the next day and 72 hours have passed since your symptoms subsided, you will be recuperated. It ends.
▼Those without symptoms
Taking the test date (specimen collection date) as day 0, treatment will end when 7 days (*4) have passed from the next day.
(*4) If the antigen qualitative test kit is confirmed to be negative on the 5th day, the treatment will be completed after the 5th day.
However, the risk of infecting others remains until 7 days have passed. Therefore, self-infection measures such as checking the health condition by yourself such as temperature measurement, avoiding contact with people at high risk of becoming seriously ill such as the elderly, using places where the risk of infection is high, avoiding eating together, wearing a mask, etc. Please take thorough preventive action.
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There is no notification of the end of medical treatment. If you have passed the medical treatment period, please cancel the medical treatment yourself.
It is not necessary to confirm a negative result by PCR test or antigen test when canceling.
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3 About refraining from going out during the medical treatment period
(1) Those who have symptoms and have passed 24 hours since their symptoms subsided, or (2) Those who are asymptomatic, if they have thoroughly taken voluntary infection prevention actions (*5), food, etc. There is no problem with going out for the minimum necessary, such as shopping for food.
(*5) When going out or interacting with people, limit the time spent, avoid using public transportation when traveling, and always wear a mask.
4 How to spend time during home recuperation
To prevent the spread of infection
If there are family members or cohabitants who live with the positive person, disinfect common areas (doorknobs, toilets, washstands, etc.) with ethanol for disinfection, sodium hypochlorite, etc. to prevent the spread of infection. Please give me.
For disinfection methods, etc., please check here.
In addition, during treatment, please take measures such as separating rooms from family members and cohabitants as much as possible, wearing masks, frequently ventilating, and avoiding sharing of items.
If you feel uneasy about your physical condition such as fever during medical treatment
[Those who are observing their own health (those who have not registered with the positive person registration center)]
Please contact and consult with the home care support center "Uchisapo Tokyo".
Telephone 0120-670-440
24 hours a day (Foreign language support available)
[Those who have registered with the positive person registration center]
Please contact and consult with the Follow-up Center for Home Care Patients (FUC) or the above "Uchisapo Tokyo".
If it is difficult to decide whether to go to the hospital immediately or call an ambulance, doctors, nurses, and trained counselors will listen to the information, determine whether it is urgent, and then take the appropriate action. Please contact and consult with the "Emergency Reassurance Center Business (#7119)" that will respond.
In addition, if you are unsure about how to deal with your child's symptoms on holidays or at night, or if you should consult a medical institution, you can consult with a pediatrician or nurse. Please contact and consult with the Children's Medical Telephone Consultation Service (#8000) .
If you fall under any of the "symptoms that require an ambulance" or if there is a clear need for urgency, please call 119 immediately.
▶ "Guideline for calling an ambulance and contacting a family doctor / Created by the Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Government" (PDF:803KB)
▷ Please use the "Health Check Sheet" on the following page to monitor your own health during treatment.
【reference】 "Precautions during home treatment/consultation counter/Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health" (external site)
If you wish to have food, pulse oximeters, etc. delivered to you
Above, "Uchisapo Tokyo" (telephone 0120-670-440 )
or, You can apply from the "reception site / Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health" (external site) .
To apply, you need to register with the "Tokyo positive person registration center".
▷ Please check the reception site above for details such as precautions when applying and receiving food and the amount of food to be delivered.
In addition, the Taito Public Health Center is delivering daily life support items (tissue paper, paper towels, garbage bags, etc.) to home care patients who cannot use online supermarkets. If you are interested, please call the Taito Public Health Center, Health Prevention Division, Infectious Disease Control Section (03-3847-9476).
In addition, delivery of life support goods is for "those who have reported an outbreak report" or "those who have been registered with the positive person registration center".
Those who wish to enter an accommodation facility
Please apply at the "Tokyo accommodation facility application window".
Telephone 03-5320-5997
From 9:00 to 16:00 (including Saturdays, Sundays and holidays)
To apply, you need to register with the "Tokyo positive person registration center".
▷ Regarding precautions, what to bring, and advance preparations when entering an accommodation and medical facility, Please check "For those who will receive accommodation treatment / Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Government" (external site) .
If the person who tested positive is attending school or kindergarten
If you are found to be positive after taking a PCR test, etc., please contact the school or kindergarten as soon as possible.
Please follow the instructions of the school/kindergarten regarding the subsequent response.
5 Other Frequently Asked Questions
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New Coronavirus Infectious Disease Control Room
Phone: 03-3847-9421
Fax: 03-3847-9432