The entrance ceremony is canceled quickly The governor encourages with a video April 1, Tokyo 13:01

In response to the spread of the new coronavirus, Tokyo quit the entrance ceremony to grant a resignation to new employees, and instead Governor Koike delivered a video message saying `` I am facing a challenge, but now the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Together to overcome the battle against the invisible enemies. "

Tokyo recruited 1627 people this year, excluding teachers and police officers, but due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the entrance ceremony for issuing resignations to new employees has been discontinued.

Instead, Governor Koike delivered a message in a video saying, "What we can do alone is limited, but we can do nothing if we work together as a team. We are now facing the challenge of a new virus outbreak But now it is time for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to unite and overcome the battle against the invisible enemies. "

Mr. Junichiro Kiso, a new employee, said, "I'm very sorry that the entrance ceremony has been lost, but I was relaxed after hearing the message from the governor."

Announcement is small and video Kawasaki

Although it is a new year from the 1st, in Kawasaki City, which canceled a large-scale ceremony due to the effect of the new coronavirus, resignations were issued to new staff with a small number of departments, and instruction of the mayor was also transmitted in the video .

Kawasaki City welcomed 777 new employees, but the large-scale ceremony was canceled to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.

On the 1st, a ceremony was held for each department to which new employees were assigned, and the General Affairs and Planning Bureau, which is responsible for public relations and personnel affairs, issued resignations to three new employees.

After this, the instruction of Mayor Norihiko Fukuda was streamed in the video, saying, "Even in such a crisis, I want you to take the first step with the awareness and responsibility to work near the citizens." .

A new employee, Ayako Nakayama, said, "There are many companies that have canceled the entrance ceremony, and I feel that they will have a ceremony to hold down the ceremony in this way. I would like to work to protect the health of citizens." I was

In Kawasaki City, part of the training for newcomers is to utilize the intranet to avoid gathering staff.