Information for Discharged COVID-19 Patients (as of 2/28/2020)

You have fulfilled the hospital discharge criteria for confirmed COVID-19 cases stipulated by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, and can now be safely discharged from hospital. While you are no longer considered contagious, there have been rare cases of recovered patients testing positive for COVID-19 a second time. Therefore, we would like to ask you to pay close attention to the following points for four weeks following your discharge from hospital.

Good Hygiene Practices

• Regularly wash your hands with soap or disinfect them with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer
• Practice proper coughing etiquette (wear a mask or cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze with a handkerchief, tissue, your sleeve, or the crook of your elbow)

Daily Health Checks

• Check your body temperature every day to see if you have a fever (body temperature of 37.5℃ or above)

If you develop a new cough or high temperature:

• Contact your local COVID-19 Help Desk by telephone (see below) as soon as possible and follow their instructions. If you go outside, be sure to wear a mask. If you need to seek medical advice, please do so at designated hospitals or clinics.
• When you contact your local COVID-19 Help Desk or seek medical advice at a hospital or clinic, do not forget to tell them that you have previously been diagnosed with and hospitalized for COVID-19.

Note: this document is based on information current as of February 28, and is subject to change in light of new information.  

COVID-19 Help Desk Contact Information

Before visiting a hospital or clinic, contact your local health center first.

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