Among those who have been in contact with an infected person during the infectious period (from 2 days before the onset of symptoms to during the recuperation period), those who fall under the following range are considered "close contacts". (From the National Institute of Infectious Diseases "Proactive Epidemiological Survey Implementation Guidelines")

(1) People who have been in contact with each other for more than 15 minutes without taking necessary infection prevention measures (masks, etc.) at a distance where they can touch with their hands (1 meter as a guideline) (depending on individual circumstances such as the surrounding environment and contact status) comprehensively assess the patient's infectivity)
(2) A person who lived with an infected person or had prolonged contact (in a car, an airplane, etc.) (3) A person who examined, nursed, or cared for a patient without appropriate infection protection (4) Respiratory secretions of an infected person Or those who are likely to have come into direct contact with contaminants such as bodily fluids

Waiting period for close contacts

Please refrain from going out for 5 days and observe your health for 7 days, starting from the day after the infected person's onset of symptoms (the day the specimen was collected if there are no symptoms) or the day after infection control was taken, whichever is later. .

If you are not living with an infected person, please refrain from going out for 5 days from the day after your last contact with an infected person and monitor your health for 7 days.

However, if a negative result is confirmed by testing using an antigen qualitative test kit approved by the pharmaceutical affairs on the 2nd and 3rd days of the waiting period (testing at own expense), the waiting period will be lifted from the 3rd day. (Infants are not expected to use an antigen qualitative test kit, so they will have to wait for 5 days.) may ask you to refrain from going out and observe your health for 7 days, so please contact the relevant departments for details).

In this case, there is no need to individually confirm the cancellation decision with the public health center.

In addition, contact with people who are at high risk of becoming seriously ill if infected, such as the elderly and those with underlying diseases (hereinafter referred to as "high-risk people"), and elderly people and people with disabilities who are hospitalized with many high-risk people Please avoid unnecessary and non-urgent visits to children's facilities and medical institutions, use places with a high risk of infection, avoid eating together, and wear a mask to prevent infection.

In addition, if it turns out that the infected person was infected with a strain other than the Omicron strain, the waiting period will be 14 days.

• Please reduce contact with others and stay at home. Please refrain from going out unnecessarily. Please refrain from commuting to work or school. Also, don't use public transportation.
• Please disinfect your surroundings. For more information on disinfection, please see "Disinfection for new coronavirus infections" .

Observe your own health every day, and if you have symptoms such as fever, cough, and malaise, please consult your family doctor or the Tokyo Fever Consultation Center.

Those at high risk of severe illness (older people, those with underlying diseases, pregnant women) and children under elementary school age should consult a medical institution.

If you are at low risk of becoming seriously ill (those under the age of 64, those with no underlying diseases, those who are not pregnant, and children under elementary school age) and are able to test yourself using the novel coronavirus antigen test kit Please do your own inspection as much as possible.

In addition, when visiting a medical institution, be sure to call in advance and wear a mask at the designated time.

• Phone: 03-5320-4592
• Phone: 03-6258-5780
• Phone: 03-5320-4551
• Phone: 03-5320-4411

Supported languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Nepali, Burmese, Thai, French, Portuguese, Spanish

• Phone: 03-5320-4327
• Phone: 03-5320-5971
• Phone: 03-5320-7030
  (24 hours a day, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)

Supported languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Nepali, Burmese, Thai, French, Portuguese, Spanish

If you wish to have a PCR test, please consult with your family doctor.

Also, please call the medical institution in advance to confirm that you are a close contact person and check if you can be tested. If you can take the test, wear a mask at the time specified by the medical institution.

Since the treatment is covered by insurance, you will be responsible for paying the first visit fee at the counter.

This is a test kit application site for those who have been in close contact. As this is a project run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, please contact the contact information listed on the application site.