Mandatory Absence in the Event of Infection
| Disease | Mandatory Absence Period | |
|---|---|---|
| Type 1 | EbolaCrimean-Congo hemorrhagic feverSmallpoxSouth American hemorrhagic feverBubonic plagueLassa feverMarburg diseasePolioDiphtheriaSARSMERS (limited to those in which the pathogen is an influenza A virus of the genus Influenza A belonging to serological subtypes N5N1 and H7N9) | Until cured. Other than those listed on the left, “Infectious diseases such as new strains of influenza”, “designated infectious diseases” and “new infectious diseases” stipulated in Article 6, Paragraphs 7 to 9 of the “Act on Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases” are regarded as Type 1 infectious diseases. |
| Type 2 | Influenza (excluding avian influenza (N5N1)) | Until 5 days have passed since the onset of illness and 2 days have passed since the fever has broken. |
| Whooping cough | Until the characteristic cough disappears or treatment with an appropriate antimicrobial preparation for 5 days is completed. | |
| Measles | Until 3 days after fever has passed. | |
| Mumps | Until 5 days after the parotid and submandibular glands cease to be swollen and the patient is in good general condition. | |
| Rubella (three-day measles) | Until the rash disappears. | |
| Chickenpox | Until all the blisters have scabbed over. | |
| Pharyngoconjunctival fever | Until 2 days after the disappearance of all major symptoms. | |
| COVID-19（Only those in which the pathogen is a coronavirus of the genus Beta coronavirus, only those newly reported by the People’s Republic of China to the World Health Organization in January 2020 as having the ability to be transmitted to humans. | Until 5 days have passed since the onset of illness and 1 day have passed since the fever has broken. | |
| Tuberculosis | Until risk of infection is gone. | |
| Type 3 | CholeraBacterial dysenteryE. ColiTyphoid feverParatyphoidAdenoviral keratoconjunctivitisAcute haemorrhagic conjunctivitisOther infectious diseases (infectious gastroenteritis, mycoplasma pneumonia, streptococcal infection, etc.) | Until a doctor determines that there is no risk of infection due to medical conditions. |
School Health and Safety Law Enforcement Regulations
(Revised on April 28, 2023)
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