In December, I traveled to the United States for a family gathering. While there, ¥ª¥ß¥¯¥í¥ó¤Ë¸ÐȾ¤·¤Þ¤·¤¿ (omikuron ni kansen shimashita, I caught the omicron variant).

Once I learned about my situation, I immediately got in touch with any âºñ½Ó´¥Õß (²Ô¨­°ì¨­²õ±ð²õ²õ³ó´Ç°ì³Ü²õ³ó²¹, close contacts) to apologize for ÃÔ»ó¤ò¤«¤±¤ë (meiwaku o kakeru, causing an inconvenience) to them.

In Japan, if you catch the ÐÂÐÍ¥³¥í¥Ê¥¦¥¤¥ë¥¹ (shingata koronauirusu, novel coronavirus) and think you may have been in close contact with someone, then you need to let them know and offer some kind of apology for causing ÃÔ»ó (meiwaku, trouble/inconvenience). If the person is a family member or friend, then a quick text or phone call should do: ¥³¥í¥Ê¤Ë¤Ê¤Ã¤Æ¤·¤Þ¤¤¤Þ¤·¤¿¡£¤â¤·¤«¤·¤Æ¸ÐȾ¤µ¤»¤Æ¤·¤Þ¤Ã¤¿¤«¤â¤·¤ì¤Þ¤»¤ó¡£¤¹¤ß¤Þ¤»¤ó (Korona ni natte-shimaimashita. Moshikashite kansen sasete-shimatta kamoshiremasen. Sumimasen, I¡¯ve got COVID-19. You may have been infected. I¡¯m sorry).