Implementation of Recuperating at Home

Recuperation Situation

In principle, recuperation is limited to approved hotel facilities or hospitals. However, recuperating at home is possible if deemed appropriate.

Environment Required for Recuperating at Home

During periods of rapid spread of infection, recuperating at home is being implemented for those who fulfill all of the following:

• Deemed to be asymptomatic, or displaying mild symptoms
• Do not require hospitalization
• Have a low chance of spreading the virus to family members (for example, anyone who lives alive, or anyone who has the ability to isolate in separate rooms)

Important Points to Remember When Starting to Recuperate at Home

1. Going outside during your recuperation period is strictly forbidden.
2. If you have underlying medical conditions and are regularly prescribed medication or receive regular medical treatments, or you are about to give birth, please call your primary doctor to request the appropriate treatment.
3. Seeing a doctor without calling beforehand while infected has a chance of causing an outbreak in the hospital and this may cause a strain on the medical system.
4. Please have full understanding of the rules to ensure you are not bringing the virus to our medical facilities
5. Using delivery services to receive daily necessities and food is allowed, however please do not directly receive them in person.

• To those who will be recuperating at home （PDF 492.7KB）

How to Monitor Your Health

Please monitor your health everyday while you are recuperating at home.

1. Please measure your temperature using your own thermometer, and your oxygen levels using the pulse oximeter (measures the amount of oxygen saturated in your blood) provided by the public health center, 2-3 times a day.
2. Please report your health condition through My-HER-SYS on your smartphone if you are able to do so
3. If you are unable to do so, you will receive a call once a day to check up on your health. During these calls, please inform us of your health condition.
4. If you feel unwell, please contact the public health center immediately.

• Health Checklist （Excel 15.1KB）

End of Recuperation Period

Your local public health center will contact you when it is time to finish your recuperation period.
Please promptly return the pulse oximeter once your recuperation period is over.
Important: Even if the oximeter is broken, please return the device.

Iwate Health Monitoring Support Center

1 Operational Start Date

Friday February 4th, 2022

2 Location

Within the Prefectural Office

3 Operations Description

Health monitoring of those recuperating at home, providing consultations and arranging delivery of food supplies when required

4 Operating Hours

9am - 5pm

Important: Please contact your local public health center for any night emergencies

5 Others

1. The above responsibilties may be conducted by a public health center or an assisting medical facility
2. As the above call center is Japanese only, the Iwate Support Center for Foreign Residents are able to assist with any general queries
   
   Iwate Support Center for Foreign Residents
   Operations hours: 9am - 8pm
   (daily, except for end-of-the-year holidays and other specified days)
   For Japanese, English or Chinese: 9am to 8pm (daily)
   For Spanish: 9am to 4pm (Saturdays)
   Please contact us for consultations in other languages
   Phone: 019-654-8900