Makoto MIYATANI
Executive Vice President (Education), Hiroshima University

Congratulations to everyone who has been accepted to Hiroshima University. As a university, we welcome you and will do our utmost to enrich your university life starting in October.

The autumn entrance ceremony scheduled to be held on October 1 (Fri.) and the guidance for new students to be held at each program are very important events to start university life, so by all means I would like you to participate (*). On the other hand, the spread of the COVID-19 continues to be unpredictable. As a university, we will take sufficient measures to prevent infection, but we would like to ask all those who are planning to enroll in the university to thoroughly implement the following points.

• From 14 days before the scheduled entrance ceremony, please observe your health such as fever and thoroughly manage your health.
• If you have a cold symptom such as fever or fatigue on the day of the event, do not attend the ceremony and immediately consult with your local medical institution or consultation center (health center).
• Be sure to wear a mask while moving to or around the venue.
• Please refrain from contact and conversation with others as much as possible.
• Every time you enter or leave the venue, be sure to disinfect your hands with the alcohol disinfectant installed in the surrounding area.
• After the ceremony, please move from the venue promptly to avoid congestion.

These measures are basic things that you should be aware of in your daily life, including the classes that are about to begin. As a "Hiroshima University student," I hope that each and every one of you will act with an awareness of "Do not get infected" and a compassion of "Do not infect others".

(*) After entering Japan from abroad, it is necessary to quarantine at a hotel or other accommodation facility near the airport for 14 days (including a waiting period at a place designated by the quarantine station chief). In addition, please note that if you stay in an  emergency measures implementation area or a priority measures implementation area other than the quarantine area (excluding cases where you use the station or airport in the area for transfer to Hiroshima), the University requires you to stay at home for a total of 15 days after arriving in Hiroshima.