When I returned to Japan from overseas, I was infected with the new coronavirus, so I was receiving medical treatment at home.
Since the outbreak at the end of 2019, the momentum of the spread of infection has not stopped all over the world, and the number of infected people is steadily increasing in Japan as well. According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the total number of people positive for the new coronavirus exceeded 9.79 million at the time of writing the article, and mutant strains such as
◆ Preparation before departure
◆ I took a PCR test on site
◆ The correspondence to the new coronavirus in the UK looks like this
◆ When I returned to Japan and took the PCR test again, it was 'positive'.
◆ And to cancel home medical treatment
◆ Preparation before departure
Before leaving Japan, the new coronavirus vaccine had been inoculated three times. All three vaccines were made by Pfizer.
At the time of writing the article, all immigrants to Japan, including Japanese, are required to have a negative certificate of the test taken within 72 hours before departure. Laboratory clinics that can issue negative certificates approved by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan are listed on the website of the embassy, etc., and in the case of the United Kingdom, they are listed on the following page.
Precautions for entering and returning to Japan from the UK | Embassy of Japan in the UK
This time I chose Concepto Clinic.
Same Day RT-PCR Travel Test in The UK | Concepto Clinic
https://conceptoclinic.co.uk/same-day-rt-pcr-travel-test/
Access the above page and select 'Book Urgent Test Now!' Under 'RESULT SAME DAY * URGENT PCR TRAVEL TEST' on the right. There is a charge for the inspection, and it costs £ 79 (about 13,000 yen) at the time of writing the article.
Concepto Clinic has 12 clinics in the UK, and this time I chose 'LONDON WIMPOLE STREET' in London. From the displayed calendar, select the month, day, and time you want to take the exam.
Enter your name, phone number, email address, title, gender, date of birth, name on your passport, address, zip code, nationality, scheduled departure date and time, return destination, and past coronavirus infection history. .. Then, answer whether you have been vaccinated against the new coronavirus and how to find the page, check the two check boxes, and click 'Pay Now'.
Enter your credit card information and zip code and click 'Pay & Confirm'.
If payment is successful, the application is complete. A reservation acceptance completion email will be sent to the registered email address.
◆ I took a PCR test on site
Then, on the day of the examination, I came to Concepto Clinic, an examination clinic. The address is '
The following is what I arrived at while looking at the map on my smartphone. Unlike Japan, I don't know if it is a clinic from the outside. The United Kingdom has a national health insurance system called the National Health Service (NHS), but there is a family doctor system called the 'General Practitioner (GP)'. In Japan, if you get sick, you can go to a university hospital or a specialized hospital suddenly, but in the UK, you have to get medical treatment for your GP first. Instead, in the UK, all the clinics that the people should go to are decided, so it is less meaningful for clinics to put up a sign and advertise than in Japan, and it seems that there are many cases where it is quite difficult to tell from the outside whether it is a clinic. is.
When you press the doorbell next to the entrance, the entrance is unlocked.
Immediately after entering from the entrance, it looks like this.
Besides Concepto Clinic, there was a clinic in the same building, and I was instructed to wear a mask inside the building.
Concepto Clinic is on the 2nd floor. In the UK, the ground floor is the 'Ground Floor' and the floor above it is the 'First Floor'. In other words, the 2nd floor in England is the 3rd floor in Japan.
Take the elevator to the 2nd floor.
When you reach the second floor, turn left and you will find Concepto Clinic.
That's why I arrived at Concepto Clinic. You can take the PCR test by showing the reservation acceptance completion email and your passport at the reception.
The test result will be sent to the registered e-mail address in about half a day. The result was 'Negative'.
However, there is an inspection certificate form recommended by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for the negative certificate required for returning to Japan. Attach the PDF file that will be the template of the negative certificate to the email that sent the test result, and send 'Could you please send me the certificate for Japanese government lile I attached?' Would you please?) ”, And a negative certificate was sent as follows.
The inspection certification form recommended by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare can be downloaded from the following.
Inspection certificate for COVID-19
(PDF file)
◆ The correspondence to the new coronavirus in the UK looks like this
According to the British government , the number of people infected with the new coronavirus in the United Kingdom peaked in January 2022, but the number of people infected was declining. In addition, the vaccination rate has advanced to about 80% as of July 2022. Following the decline in infections, Prime Minister Johnson has declared that the obligation to wear masks in indoor public facilities will be lifted.
The musical theaters in Westland, London, had a note urging them to wear a mask.
There are also notes in the children's parks throughout the city that encourage them to maintain their social distance and wash their hands.
However, despite the fact that public institutions are still obliged to wear masks, few people actually wear masks in the subway.
Even in front of Liverpool Street Station, it's harder to find someone wearing a mask.
During my stay in London, a large-scale
A state of Heathrow Airport during departure procedures. Heathrow Airport is in a state of being slightly paralyzed
◆ When I returned to Japan and took the PCR test again ...
That's why I arrived on my way home as planned with the negative certificate I got locally.
Arrived at the airport. You can enter Japan by presenting the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
Since I became a close contact, I had to hurry to undergo a PCR test on the spot and then wait at home.
Things to protect for those who need to wait at home, etc. | Border measures | Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/0000121431_00263.html
In addition, since it takes some time for the PCR test to produce results, I decided to undergo an antigen-antibody test at a medical / testing medical institution designated by the local government. In addition, medical care / examination medical institutions are summarized on the website of each local government, and in the case of Osaka Prefecture, you can check it on the following page.
Osaka / Medical and laboratory medical institutions
https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/iryo/osakakansensho/sinryokensa.html
When I contacted the clinic to make an appointment and had an antigen-antibody test, it was a positive test. At this point, I had no subjective symptoms, and I was like, 'When I say it, my throat may be slightly irritated.' At this point, the clinic reported the outbreak to the health center.
I returned home and received the PCR test results the next day. The result is of course positive.
This completely confirms that you have been infected with the new coronavirus. The onset date is July 5, and you will be treated at home for at least 10 days from here, and you will not be able to go out. Not being able to leave the house means that you cannot go to buy food to survive, so it is a matter of life and death. I bought food by delivery using a service that Amazon delivers to supermarkets. In addition, food delivery services that support delivery have become widespread due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus, so it seems unlikely that you will starve during home medical treatment. This time, the symptoms were mild, so I prepared it myself, but if you have a high fever and it is difficult to move, it is more time-consuming to cook frozen foods and packed delicacies than dry noodles or something that requires some cooking. It is recommended to stock up on items that rarely require.
Since the outbreak report of the new coronavirus infection was registered together with my mobile phone number, a confirmation call was received from the health center of the local government to the mobile phone. When asked about his detailed medical condition and suspected infection, he replied, 'When I think about it now, my throat was slightly irritated immediately after returning to Japan.'
I received the URL of My HER-SYS (New Corona Health Status Input Form) by SMS to my mobile phone.
My HER-SYS can be accessed from a browser. Tap 'New registration'.
Enter your email address, enter the verification code you received, and the password you want to use, then tap 'Create'.
Enter your name and date of birth, paste the copied HER-SYS ID and tap 'Confirm' to complete the user registration.
When registration is complete, return to the top, enter the registered email address and password, and tap 'Login'.
My HER-SYS allows you to enter and manage your daily health status. Tap 'Enter your current health status'.
In addition to body temperature and oxygen saturation, you can register the presence or absence of subjective symptoms such as complexion, cough, and breathlessness.
In addition, the health condition of the next day after returning to Japan is as follows. When I returned to Japan, I had almost no subjective symptoms, but the next day I had a slight fever, a cough, a sore throat and a headache, and I felt a little tired. However, I was physically fit enough to lead a daily life, had no dysgeusia or olfactory dysfunction, and had a slightly low oxygen saturation of 95%, but I did not feel any suffocation.
Basically, I measured body temperature and oxygen saturation once a day and registered them in My HER-SYS. The transition of body temperature for one week is like this. On the 3rd day of home recuperation, the body temperature has already dropped to the 36 degree level, and it is stable with normal heat.
On the 5th day of home recuperation, my body temperature dropped to 36 degrees 4 minutes, which is a normal fever line. The sore throat almost subsided on the third day, the feeling of malaise disappeared, and in rare cases, coughing occurred. Still, I can't get out of my house. It is possible to work with remote work, but it is rather difficult to prevent the behavior of going out for a walk or going shopping at a convenience store as a distraction. On my usual holidays, I often play games and watch movies without going out, but when I realize that I can't go out even one step, I feel like I want to go out. I became stronger.
In addition, immediately after the outbreak report was submitted, we received an email from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare urging the registration of positive persons to the
Start COCOA and tap 'Register positive information'.
Tap 'Agree and register positive'.
You will be asked if you have any subjective symptoms. Select 'Yes', enter the processing number, and tap 'Register'. This will result in a positive registration, so you should be notified of the contact on the smartphone of the person who is suspected of having close contact with you between the time you return to Japan and the time you return to your home.
◆ And to cancel home medical treatment
On July 12, one week after the infection date, July 5, I received an email from the health center of the local government saying, 'If 72 hours have passed while the symptoms have improved, the medical treatment will be canceled on July 15.' I did.
As of July 13, my body temperature was 35 degrees 9 minutes. The subjective symptom was only occasional coughing, and there was no worrisome taste disorder or olfactory disorder.
If you are infected with the new coronavirus, the period of home medical treatment is set to 'at least 10 days from the date of onset', and qualitative antigen testing is not required. This time, just in case, I made a reservation at my clinic in advance and took the test, but it was judged negative as of July 14, the day before the scheduled cancellation date of medical treatment, so it was fine on July 15 and the home medical treatment was completed.
Although I was infected with the new coronavirus this time, my symptoms ended with a slight fever, cough, and sore throat, and I did not suffer from high fever, dyspnea, or dysgeusia. Although the risk of aggravation was suppressed by inoculating the new coronavirus vaccine, it can be said that we were quite fortunate because it depends on our constitution how many symptoms will eventually develop. I was grateful that the response of the local government and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was smooth by updating the health condition during home medical treatment with HER-SYS.
The reason why there was no blockage from the onset to home medical treatment was that my clinic happened to be a laboratory medical institution recommended by the local government, so if you want to be prepared for future infections, you should go home. You should know where the closest testing medical institution is. Also, if you have the Internet, you can purchase groceries and beverages by streaming, but the situation itself that 'I can not go out for 10 days due to home medical treatment' was a mentally painful part, so the video I felt that an environment with access to various entertainment such as streaming services and music distribution services was very important.
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