This is a notice from the Cabinet Secretariat New Coronavirus Infectious Diseases Control Office.

Please cooperate with the following points so that festivals and other events can be held safely.

Precautions to be taken to prevent the spread of infection

  • If you are not feeling well, do not attend events and refrain
    from dining together
  • When participating in events and dining together, according to the situation, ensure that basic infection prevention measures are taken, such as keeping an
    appropriate distance from other people, washing and sanitizing your hands and
    fingers, and ensuring ventilation
  • Follow the rules indicated by the event organizer
  • Particularly the elderly, people with underlying conditions and those who come into such people on a daily basis should refrain from participating in event and from dining in places where conditions such as closed spaces, crowding and close-contact settings are likely, or basic infection prevention measures such as ventilation are not thoroughly implemented
  • Also consider participating in events online, depending on your needs
  •  If you suspect that you have been infected with the novel coronavirus, depending on the status of the spread of the virus in your region, and depending upon the risk of your illness becoming serious, please cooperate with being examined and
    treated as an outpatient. * Call the consultation service of the local government in the area where you live if you have any questions about outpatient examinations, etc

【About mask wearing】

  • The decision to wear masks will be left to each person’s discretion.
  • We kindly request that you respect the decisions of others concerning this matter, and avoid imposing mask-wearing or mask-removal onto others.

※ There may be cases where individual businesses request the wearing of masks or where employees are required to wear a mask.

Precautions for infection prevention

About wearing a mask