The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is calling on Japanese students who are planning or considering studying abroad to consider canceling or postponing their travels in light of the serious situation in which people infected with the new coronavirus infection are spreading worldwide. There is.
The World Health Organization (WHO) evaluated on March 2020, 3 that the spread of the new coronavirus infection was described as a pandemic.Since then, the infection has spread worldwide, and as of July 11, 2020, the total number of infected people is more than 7 million in 21 countries and regions, and the number of deaths worldwide is about 188. There is.Even in Japan, the number of infected people has exceeded 1,400, and the situation is still unpredictable.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will comprehensively consider various situations including the number of infected people per 1 people and imported cases, and on July 7, newly leveled infectious disease risk information for 21 countries and regions *. Raised to 17 (Please stop traveling / Recommendation to stop traveling).With this, Level 3 has been issued to 146 countries / regions around the world, and Level 3 (please stop unnecessary and unurgent travel) has been issued to all over the world except for Level 3 countries / regions.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will comprehensively consider these situations and will stop studying abroad in countries / regions with infectious disease risk information level 3 for Japanese students who are planning / thinking about studying abroad, as well as level 2 countries / regions. We are also calling on the region to consider whether or not to study abroad, taking into consideration the possibility of the spread of infection and the possibility of worsening local conditions.
* The 2020 countries / regions raised to Infectious Diseases Risk Information Level 7 (Travel Cancellation Recommendation) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 21, 3 are Asia / Nepal, Latin America / Sulinum, Paraguay, Venezuela, Europe / Central Asia / Uzbekistan, Middle East / Africa / Kenya, Comoros, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Somalia, Namibia, Palestine, Botswana, Madagascar, Libya, Libya.
