Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

Announcement

Several employees of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) tested positive for COVID-19: one case at the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN, Kobe, Hyogo) on 30 March, one case at the Tokyo Sustainability Forum (Minato-ku, Tokyo) on 8 April, two cases at IGES headquarters (Hayama, Kanagawa) on 10 and 16 April, and two cases at the Bangkok Regional Centre (Bangkok, Thailand) on 17 and 21 April. These employees are under quarantine following instructions from the local health authorities.We are following medical protocols from health authorities while implementing every possible precautionary measure.