University Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 － Policies and Efforts

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Response

Current Activity Restriction Level　　Level A　　(2021/10/4~)

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This page outlines the University of Tokyo’s policies and efforts regarding COVID-19. Use the banner above or the navigation menu below to access information.
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Messages from the President

[Updated Apr. 16, 2021] [Apr. 1, 2021] Message from President Fujii: "Request for cooperation to start the new semester of AY 2021"
[Apr. 16, 2021] Message from President Fujii: "Message from the university president on resuming official duties"
[Apr. 1, 2021] Message from President Fujii: "To all new incoming first-year students of the University of Tokyo"
[Mar. 10, 2021] Message from President Gonokami and Executive Vice President Fujii: "To all current and new University of Tokyo students: Policy for education and research during the coronavirus pandemic"
[Oct. 1, 2020] Message from President Gonokami: "Dear International Students Newly Admitted to the University of Tokyo in 2020"
[Jun. 1, 2020] Message from President Gonokami: "With-Corona and Post-Corona—Towards a creation of a new university"
[May 12, 2020] Message from President Gonokami Regarding the University Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Fourth Message)
[Apr. 24, 2020] Message from President Gonokami: "COVID-19: Response of the University of Tokyo"
[Apr. 2, 2020] Message from President Gonokami to Students Regarding the Summer Semester
[Mar. 18, 2020] Message from President Gonokami Regarding the University Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019

Task Force Messages

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Activity Restrictions Index by Level　Activity Restrictions Index Chart

The 2021 University of Tokyo Activity Restrictions Index for Preventing the Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (updated 2021/6/21)

Level	Research Activities	Classes (lectures, seminars, experiments, training)	Extracurricular activities for students	On-campus meetings	Campus gate closures
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A	Research activities can be conducted on the condition that the utmost measures to prevent infection are exercised.	While exercising the utmost measures to prevent infection, classes will be conduced both in person and online.	Some extracurricular activities are allowed, with the utmost consideration taken to prevent the spread of infection.	In-person meetings can take place with the utmost consideration taken to prevent the spread of infection. Online participation is encouraged.	In principle, only gates with guards present remain open, and entrants must show their Health Management Report.
B	Research activities can be continued; however, while taking the utmost consideration to prevent the spread of infection, students, researchers and research staff (laboratory staff) should stagger their work times, shorten the amount of time they stay on-site and, if possible, consider working from home in order to keep contact with others to a minimum.	Classes will be held mainly online; however, classes that are deemed to be more educationally effective when conducted face-to-face may be held in person (or a mixture of both online and in person) while exercising the utmost measures to prevent infection.	Some extracurricular activities are allowed, with the provision that the utmost consideration is taken to prevent the spread of infection.	Meetings should be held online when possible, and in-person meetings should be avoided unless necessary.	In principle, only gates with guards present remain open, and entrants must show their Health Management Report.
C	Research activities can be continued; however, while taking the utmost consideration to prevent the spread of infection, students, researchers and research staff (laboratory staff) must reduce the amount of time they stay on-site and, if possible, consider working from home.	In principle, classes will be held online. However, in cases where it is deemed necessary from an educational effectiveness standpoint to have face-to-face instruction, holding classes in person (including in-person/online hybrid classes) will be permitted.	Some extracurricular activities are allowed, with the provision that the utmost consideration is taken to prevent the spread of infection. However, depending on the infection situation, activities may be prohibited.	In principle, meetings should be held online (videoconferencing) only.	In principle, only gates with guards present remain open, and entrants must show their Health Management Report.
D	Only the minimum number of laboratory staff necessary are permitted to enter the laboratories in order to continue experiments and research in progress. The staff members entering the laboratories reduce the amount of time they stay on-site, and other staff members should work from home.	Online classes only	Prohibited	Videoconferencing only	In principle, only gates with guards present remain open, and entrants must show their Health Management Report.
E	The following research staff (depending on circumstances, may also apply to graduate students and researchers) are permitted to enter their laboratories. 1) Research staff who are currently conducting long-term experiments that would experience a significant loss to their research if stopped; 2) Research staff who are involved with finishing or stopping experiments in progress 3) Research staff who will enter the laboratories briefly to take care of living organisms, replenish liquid nitrogen, conduct maintenance to preserve research materials such as repairing freezers, or conduct server maintenance.	Online classes only	Prohibited	Videoconferencing only	Only gates with guards present remain open, and entrants must show their Health Management Report.

* Activity restrictions listed here do not apply to medical staff.
* These guidelines are subject to change at any time in response to changes in the situation.