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People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk in Kyoto on April 9, 2021. The Japanese government designated Tokyo and Kyoto and Okinawa prefectures the same day as requiring stronger measures to fight COVID-19 amid a resurgence in infections, less than three weeks after fully lifting a state of emergency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
As of 11 p.m., Saturday, April 10
As of 11 p.m, Friday, April 9
People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk in Kyoto on April 9, 2021. The Japanese government designated Tokyo and Kyoto and Okinawa prefectures the same day as requiring stronger measures to fight COVID-19 amid a resurgence in infections, less than three weeks after fully lifting a state of emergency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Useful resources for foreign residents and visitors in Japan
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s “Tokyo Coronavirus Support Center for Foreign Residents (TOCOS)” multilingual hotline
– Available in Simple Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Nepali, Indonesian, Tagalog, Thai, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Khmer, and Burmese, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays except national holidays.
0120-296-004 (toll free)
https://www.seikatubunka.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/chiiki_tabunka/tabunka/tabunkasuishin/0000001452.html - AMDA Medical Information Center’s “Multilingual Consultation Service”
– Available in Simple Japanese and English, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. Also available in Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese on designated weekdays. Check schedule here.
03-6233-9266 - Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s COVID-19 info
https://stopcovid19.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en/ - Tokyo Metropolitan Government hotline
https://stopcovid19.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en/contacts
– Available in English, Chinese, Korean and Japanese, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. (including weekends and holidays)
0570-550571
– Available via fax for those with hearing impairments
03-5388-1396 - Japan National Tourism Organization’s “Guide for when you are feeling ill”
– Multilingual clinic/hospital search available in English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese
https://www.jnto.go.jp/emergency/eng/mi_guide.html - JNTO’s “Japan Visitor Hotline“
https://www.japan.travel/en/plan/hotline/
– Available in English, Chinese, Korean and Japanese 24 hours a day
050-3816-2787
+81-50-3816-2787 (from overseas) - Japan’s health ministry hotline
– Available in Japanese only, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
0120-565653 - World Health Organization’s “Q&A on coronaviruses“
https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses
Apr 10, 2021
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