As of June 8, 2021

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Okinawa is currently under a state of emergency.

(May 23, 2021 - June 20, 2021)

Business hours have been shortened from 5:00AM to 8:00PM during the length of the state of emergency. (details in JP)

 

COVID-19 situation in Urasoe City

日本語

As of May 27, 2021, there have been  1,500  COVID-19 cases in Urasoe.

So far,  1,323  have been released.

If you feel that you may have contracted COVID-19, please monitor and record your temperature daily and self-quarantine.

Call the COVID-19 consulation hotline (☎ 098-866-2129) or the Nanbu Health Center (☎ 098-889-6591) if you experience any of the following:

1. Fever or other cold symptoms


2. Strong feelings of tiredness (fatigue)


3. Shortness of breath (difficulty breathing)


4. Contact with an individual who contracted COVID-19 (regardless of symptoms)

Upon making a consultation, you will be asked to consult your primary care doctor or receive guidance to a medical facility to take a COVID-19 PCR swab test. Please make sure to self-quarantine while you wait for the test results. If you are positive, you will then receive treatment at a hospital or be asked to quarantine at home. If you are negative, you must continue to monitor your diagnosis at the medical facility.

If you require an emergency, you will be transferred to the ER. Please confirm that your situation requires an emergency.

 

General information related to COVID-19

• Urasoe City COVID-19 vaccination updates in English


• Click here for current updates from the prefectural government regarding COVID-19.


• COVID-19 multilingual (11 languages) countermeasure support card available here.


• COVID-19 Contact-Confirming Application (COCOA)


• The COVID-19 stimulus package application period has ended as of August 20, 2020.

 

Important Announcements

A full list of all COVID-19 related announcements may be viewed here (machine translation available).

Category	Link to Japanese page
Individuals	For vaccinations (new): Regarding COVID-19 vaccination reservations For consultations: Special Labour Consultation (Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare Okinawa Bureau) Workers Consultation (Okinawa Prefecture) Job Hunting Consultation (Hello Work) Financial aid (JP government): For those employed in medical, welfare, and nursing fields For those with reduced working hours/days Emergency student support handout for continuing studies Loans for those with reduced income due to work suspension: Emergency loan fund (Urasoe Shakyo) Regarding utility payments: Electricity payment postponement consultation (Okinawa Electric Power Company) Other announcements: Municipal kindergartens and preschools to close temporarily (June 9 ~ 20) (new) Public kindergartens and preschools to close temporarily (June 9 ~ 18) (new) Elementary and junior high schools to close temporarily (June 9 ~ 20) (new) Workers compensation insurance for those with COVID-19 or fever-like symptoms (applicable period extended until June 30, 2021) Urasoe insured senior citizen worker's compensation application (applicable period extended until June 30, 2021) Support info for individuals affected by COVID-19 (portal site)
Businesses	Financial aid (JP government): For companies (Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry) Official documentation of decrease in sales (Urasoe City) Financial aid (Okinawa Prefecture): Financial aid for employees forced to take leave Other announcements: Support info for businesses affected by COVID-19 (portal site) Implementation of employment consultation hotline