Department store temporarily closed due to "Emergency Declaration" Sapporo is also crowded 13:07 on March 1, Hokkaido
Following the "Emergency Declaration" of a new coronavirus issued by Governor Suzuki of Hokkaido, three department stores in Hokkaido are closed temporarily except for the food floor on the 1st.
To date, 70 people have been infected with the new coronavirus in Hokkaido, and Governor Suzuki has issued an "Emergency Declaration" urging him to refrain from going out this weekend.
In response to this, Mitsukoshi Isetan Holdings closed temporarily on March 1 at the Marui Imai Sapporo Main Store, Sapporo Mitsukoshi and Marui Imai Hakodate stores in Hokkaido, excluding the food floor.
At the Marui Imai Sapporo Main Store, temporary closure notices were posted at the entrance, and traffic was less crowded in the center of Sapporo, which is usually busy during holidays.
A 70-year-old man who passed by said, "I think it's useless. I have to put up with it to some extent."
The three stores will resume business on all floors from the 2nd, but this means that the opening hours will be reduced by about 1 hour from the usual up to the 19th of the "Emergency Declaration" period.
In addition, the Daimaru Sapporo store is open for one day, but on Tuesday of this month, it will be closed temporarily every week, and until 19th, the closing time of the restaurant floor etc. will be shortened by two hours to 8:00 pm .
The Sapporo Tokyu Department Store has been shortened to 18:30 and opened at 10:30 am and closed at 7 pm.
The Fujimaru department store in Obihiro will also be closed at 6:00 pm, shortening business hours until 19th.