About COVID-19 infection

When symptoms such as fever appear

Please take a self-test with the antigen test kit. If the symptoms are mild, start medical treatment at home.
If you are the elderly, have an underlying disease, or have severe symptoms, consult a medical institution such as your GP.
There are no restrictions on employment or daily life behavior when infected under the Infectious Diseases Law.

About medical expenses

From April 1, 2024, we shifted to a normal medical system, and the public expenditure was over. .
In accordance with the medical expenses's out-of-pocket ratio, the window will be charged normally.
With regard to medical insurance, the high medical costs system has been established for monthly charges (including the cost of therapeutic drugs), and there is no co-payment exceeding the limit according to income.
For more information on public expenditures, please see About medical expenses.

Positive Patient close contact

Period during which it is recommended to refrain from going out

In particular, since the risk of infecting others is high for 5 days after onset, it is recommended that you refrain from going out for 5 days with the onset date as the 0th day.
If symptoms persist on the 5th day, it is recommended that you refrain from going out until the fever drops and symptoms such as sputum and sore throat are relieved and about 24 hours have passed. If you have severe symptoms, consult your doctor.
Until 10 days have passed, there is a possibility of virus shedding, so be careful not to pass on to others, such as wearing a nonwoven cloth mask or refraining from contacting high-risk people such as the elderly. If symptoms such as coughing or sneezing continue after 10 days of onset, try to wear cough etiquette, such as wearing a mask.
It is recommended that you refrain from going out for 5 days with the onset date as the 0th day (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare website (outside site) (outside site))）

About your family and living together

"close contact" is not required to refrain from going out under the law.

Please note that if possible, divide the room and take care of the infected family with as few people as possible.
If you go out, pay attention to your physical condition for those who have COVID-19 as 0 days, especially for 5 days.
It may develop until the 7th day.
Please take basic measures against infection such as hand hygiene and ventilation such as hand washing.
Consider wearing a non-woven fabric mask and refraining from contacting people with high risk of severe illness, such as the elderly.

About post-morbidity symptoms of COVID-19 infection (so-called sequelae)

Please see About symptom after symptom (so-called sequelae) of COVID-19 infection (Kanagawa homepage) (outside site) (outside site).

Response at social welfare facilities, etc.

When dealing with the infected person of COVID-19 or the care of users suspected of being infected, please refer to the "Guidelines for Response in Welfare Facilities for the Elderly (Sixth Edition)" (PDF: 3,736KB) (PDF: 3,736KB).

Request for reporting to the public health center and the responsible section

If any of the following applies, please report [Report Form] (Excel: 27KB) (Excel: 27KB) to [Submission] e-mail address.

➀In the event that two or more seriously ill patients are suspected according to COVID-19 infection occur within a week
②When more than 10 people or more than half of all users are infected.
③①Even if it does not fall under 2 and 2, it is suspected that outbreaks exceed normal outbreak trends, especially when the facility manager deems it necessary to report.

[Submission address] Asahi Ward Health and Welfare Center: as-kansensho@city.yokohama.jp
※Please put the Health and Social Welfare Bureau Elderly Health and Welfare Department corona outbreak report e-mail address (kf-corona@city.yokohama.jp) in the CC when reporting e-mail to the public health center.