Additional Announcement on Measures for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

1. Please contact SPring-8/SACLA Users Office at least one day before your designated beamtime, if you decide to cancel your beamtime. There will be no cancellation charge. We kindly ask you to make your decision after considering your affiliation’s policy and measures.
2. We strongly ask you to bring masks and wear it during your stay at SPring-8. We also recommend hand-washing and hand disinfection with alcohol sanitizer. Alcohol sanitizers are available at entrances of the Storage Ring, North Building, Cafeteria, SPring-8 Guesthouse, and so on
3. Please consider to conduct your experiment with minimum number of participants required, ask BL scientists for available spaces and keep social distance during the experiment. Avoid staying longer than necessary in Sample Preparation Room/ Experiment Preparation Room.
4. Please note that User Support from BL scientists will be minimized in order to prevent infections with users. Since BL scientists will be standing-by in a remote area, please make sure to ask their extension number when you start your experiment.
5. Please refer to our previous announcement and contact us immediately if you feel fever or any respiratory symptoms such as coughs after your arrival to SPring-8.
6. Please note that there is a possibility that your experiment is suspended if any of your team members is suspected to be in close contact with COVID-19 patients even before the result of the PCR test is available. In addition, we ask you to manage travel plan to SPring-8 so that your team members travel independently to SPring-8 if possible. (See WHO COVID-19 Website)
7. We strongly ask you to make sure to take all experimental equipment, samples and wastes with you when you leave SPring-8. If you have any inquires or concern, please contact SPring-8/SACLA Users Office.