Emergency Information Regarding the Coronavirus Disease

(Updated 9:00 a.m. 26 March)

For questions regarding the coronavirus disease, please contact the Civil Defense Division TEL 072-724-5000 (Only in Japanese).
(From 8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays)
For those who are deaf, hard of hearing, or cannot make phone calls, the fax number is 072-727-3539.

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• To Minoh City Residents
• Consultations
• Information About School Closures
• Information About Public Facilities
• Information About the Cancellation and Postponement of City Run Events
• Other
• Other Sources of Information

To Minoh City Residents

(Update 25 March)

Today, the fourth case of infection in Minoh City was confirmed. (Announcement from Osaka Prefecture (Japanese))( External link )

The infected person has been hospitalised at an Osaka Precture hospital.

There were no children among the people who had been in close contact with the person.

(Update 24 March)

Today, the third case of infection in Minoh City was confirmed. (Announcement from Osaka Prefecture (Japanese))( External link )

The infected person has been hospitalised at an Osaka Prefecture hospital.

There were no children among the people who had been in close contact with the person.

(Update 7 March)

Today, the second case of infection in Minoh City was confirmed. (Announcement from Osaka Prefecture (Japanese))( External link )

There were no children among the people who had been in close contact with the person.

(Update 5 March)

Yesterday (4 March), the first case of infection in Minoh City was confirmed. (Announcement from Osaka Prefecture (Japanese))( External link )

There were no children among the people who had been in close contact with the person.

Minoh residents should continue to take actions to avoid infection, such as covering your mouth/nose when coughing/sneezing, and carefully washing your hands.

In order to not be mislead by unreliable information, please act calmly and follow the information provided by the City and prefectural and national governments.

Inquiries

• Civil Defence Division
  TEL 072-724-5000
  FAX 072-724-6376

Consultations

For those who currently have symptoms

1. Check your symptoms and do the following
   ・If you have cold-like symptoms and/or a fever of 37.5℃ or more for 4 days or more
   ・If you have strong feelings of weariness (fatigue) or shortness of breath (difficulty breathing)
   ・If you have had the above symptoms for 2 days or more and are a senior citizen, have an underlying disease (such as diabetes, heart problems, COPD etc.), or are pregnant
2. Contact a Phone Consultation Hotline
   Coronavirus Disease Examination Center (Ikeda Health Center)
   TEL 072-751-2990 (Japanese Only)
   Open hours: weekdays 9:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
   *If you call outside these hours, you can leave a message.
3. Get Examined at a Medical Center
   Get examined at the medical center introduced to you during your phone consultation.

For general inquiries

• Hotline for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
  TEL 0120-565-653 (free call) (Japanese)
  Open hours: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. (including Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays)
  ※For those who are deaf, hard of hearing or those who cannot make phone calls, FAX 03-3595-2756
• For Osaka prefectural citizens
   TEL 06-69448197 (Japanese)
  Open hours: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (including Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays)
• Osaka Foundation of International Exchange (OFIX)
  TEL 06-6941-2297
  (English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Filipino, Thai, Indonesian, Nepali and Japanese)
  FAX 06-6966-2401 (Japanese and English)
  Open hours: Monday and Friday 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  2nd and 4th Sunday of the month 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  Closed public holidays
• Japan Visitor Hotline
  TEL 050-3816-2787 (English, Chinese, Korean, Japanese)
  Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Information Online

Currently there is a lot of information spreading online regarding the coronavirus disease, but this includes false information. Please stay calm and gather information from official sources, such as the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare or Osaka Prefecture.

• Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
  About Coronavirus Disease (English)( External link )
  About Coronavirus Disease (Japanese)( External link )
  
  Coronavirus Q&A (English)( External link )
  Coronavirus Q&A (Japanese)( External link )
• Osaka Prefecture
  About Coronavirus Disease (English) ( External link )
  About Coronavirus (Japanese)( External link )

Information About School Closures

For information about school closures (including daycare and kindergarten), please see this page.

Information About Public Facilities

For information about public facilities, please see this page.

Information about Cancellation and Postponement of City Run Events

With the spread of the coronavirus, in principal, all city run events are cancelled until further notice.

Outline

Due to the spread of the coronavirus, all Minoh City run events will be cancelled until further notice (classes for citizens, seminars, information sessions etc.). The participation fee for these events will be refunded in full. Also, for organizations that will be cancelling their events and had booked public facilities, the usage cost of these facilities will be refunded in full.

Events that are Postponed or Cancelled

List of cancelled and postponed events as of 5:00 p.m. 25 March (Japanese only)

You can also check the Event Calendar (Japanese only)( External link )
※The events listed above may have further changes made.
※For further information, please contact the organizers of each event.

Inquiries

• Civil Defence Division
  TEL 072-724-5000
  FAX 072-724-6376

Other

Free Masks for Pregnant Women

Target: Pregnant women who want masks and live in Minoh (includes those who have returned to Minoh in order to give birth)

Amount: 20 masks per person
Time available: From 29 February 2020 until further notice

Location

1. Minoh City Office Annex Building 2F Main Counter
2. General Health and Welfare Center (Life Plaza) Main consultation window
3. Minoh City Office Toyokawa Branch
4. Minoh City Office Todoromi Branch

※1.The Minoh City Office Annex Building 2F Main Counter is open on Saturdays. (Closed Sundays and public holidays).

 Things to bring
Mother and Child Health Handbook (if you do not yet have a handbook yet, please submit a pregnancy notification)
※Be aware that the General Health and Welfare Center does not accept pregnancy notifications.

Inquiries

• Healthy Children Division
  TEL 072-724-6768
  FAX 072-721-9907

Health Checkups for Infants and Young Children (4 months old, 1 and a half years old, 3 and a half years old)

In order to stop the spread of the coronavirus health checkups for infants will begin again from March.
When they restart, reception and examinations will be conducted with care.
Those who are supposed to undertake these examinations will be notified of examination dates via post.

Inquiries

• Healthy Children Divison
  TEL 072-724-6768
  FAX 072-721-9907

Childcare Support Center

Operating as usual.
※Traveling childcare areas and other events will not happen.

Inquiries

• Childcare Support Center
  TEL 072-723-5433
  FAX 072-723-5433

For Those Moving Out of Minoh City

If you are unable to come to the City Office when moving out of Minoh City, you can post your Moving Out Notification to us. In order to prevent the coronavirus from spreading, please consider using this system.

After we have received the mailed items, we will send you a Certificate of Moving Out in your self addressed stamped envelope.
If you are enrolled in National Health Insurance, receive the Child Allowance, or are qualified for long-term care, please be aware that there are additional moving out procedures for each.

If you have a My Number card, please be aware that after handing in your Moving Out Notification you must complete moving in procedures elsewhere, or your My Number card will automatically expire 60 days after the date of moving written on your application form.

Please send us the following items
1. A self addressed stamped envelope (Please write your name and address on an envelope, and attach a \84 stamp to it.)
2. Postal Application Form for Moving Out Certificate (English)(PDF:61KB) (Japanese)
3. A copy of a document proving your identity
(such as a residence card, Japanese driver's license, health insurance card, Japanese passport, My Number Card (only the front side), or a Basic Resident Registration card)
Please be aware that foreign driver's licenses and passports cannot be used.

City Office Postal Address
562-0003
Osaka Prefecture, Minoh City, Nishishoji, 4-6-1
Minoh City Office Family Registry and Change of Address Division (箕面市役所戸籍住民異動室）

Please write in red pen "転出証明書郵送依頼"or"てんしゅつしょうめいしょゆうそういらい" on the envelope.

• Family Registry and Change of Address Division
  TEL 072-724-6725
  FAX 072-724-0853

Extension of Application for Financial Year 2020 Municipal and Prefectural Tax Declaration

The application period for the FY2020 Municipal and Prefectural Tax Declaration has been extended from 16 March to 16 April.

In order to prevent coronavirus infection, please send in your declaration by post. For details of how to complete the declaration, please follow this link( External link ). (Japanese only) (You can also download the declaration form)

You can still submit your declaration at City Office, however it may be extremely crowded.
If you submit your declaration at City Office, please bring your "My Number Card" or "My Number notification card" as well as documents proving your identity (such as a drivers license or something that includes a photo of you. If you do not have a document with a picture, you must bring 2 documents (health insurance card, pension handbook etc.)).

For tax declarations received from Tuesday 17 March onward, please be aware that there may not be time for proper calculation of your municipal/prefectural tax, insurance, and Taxation Certificate. (In this case, the amounts will be fixed at a later date and you will be notified.)
As the City, we will do our best to avoid this happening, however we still ask that you send in your tax declaration as soon as possible.

• Inquiries
  Municipal Residents' Tax Division
  TEL 072-724-6710
  FAX 072-723-5538

 Emergency Fund for the Response to the Coronavirus Disease

For small and medium scale businesses operating in Minoh City whose business is affected by the coronavirus, certificates to apply for the emergency fund are now being issued.

For more details about the different types of support measures undertaken by the country or from Osaka Prefecture please follow this link (Japanese only)

Inquiries

• Minoh Sales Division
  TEL 072-724-6727
  FAX 072-722-7655

Other Sources of Information

• Tackey 816 (FM 81.6 MHz)( External link )
• Minoh City Safety Alert LINE Account
• Minoh City Safety Alert Email( External link )
• Minoh City Safety Alert Twitter( External link )
• Minoh City free mobile application

Latest News (Minoh Dot Net)

 You can also find information here (Japanese only).( External link )