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MEXT E-mail Newsletter Focusing on Schools for Foreign Students
12th issue：April 21st, 2021
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(1)Countermeasures against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at swimming classes
MEXT would like to announce that we issued “Countermeasures against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at swimming classes (Notification dated April 9, 2021)”, considering the necessity to take countermeasures in preparation for various risk of infection, as it is expected that students will be crowded and in close-contact at swimming classes. For Further details, please check the following URL (only in Japanese);

https://www.mext.go.jp/content/20210414-mxt_kouhou01-000004520_1.pdf

It would be appreciated if it would be utilized for the countermeasures against COVID-19.

(2)Thorough countermeasures against novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for festivals of foreign residents
MEXT would like to announce that the Office for Novel Coronavirus Disease Control, Cabinet Secretariat has issued “Thorough countermeasures against novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for festivals of foreign residents (Notification dated April 21st, 2021)”, in order to be able to hold safely upcoming festivals. please check the following URL (only in Japanese).
http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/ss/tsk/COVID-19/coronavirus_festival5.pdf

It would be appreciated if it would also be utilized for the countermeasures against COVID-19.

(3)Others
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To check the previous newsletters, please follow the steps by clicking the specified link below;
https://www.mext.go.jp/magazine/backnumber/symel_00001.htm

The website focusing on the schools for foreign students was launched in Plain Japanese on the MEXT's official website;
https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/kokusai/gaikoku/

Useful information for everyone at the schools for foreign students focusing on anti-COVID-19 measures will be provided in several languages, for the time being, so please regularly check our updates.
 
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文部科学省大臣官房国際課
「外国人学校・インターナショナルスクール メールマガジン」担当
E-mail Newsletter Focusing on Schools for Foreign Students
International Affairs Division, Minister's Secretariat, MEXT
Tel：03-5253-4111（Ex. 3222） E-mail：gaikokuzingakkou@mext.go.jp
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