`` Use can be requested even for small-scale use '' facilities Notify prefectures MHLW Apr. 8, 13:34
In response to the declaration of emergency, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare notified the prefectures and indicated the facilities where the governor could request use restrictions, regardless of size. Theaters, sports facilities, live houses, etc. are targeted.
In areas where emergency declarations are issued under the Special Measures Law, prefectural governors can request restrictions on the use of facilities.
Schools, daycare centers, and social welfare facilities can be requested regardless of their size, but for movie theaters and nightclubs, facilities with a floor area of more than 1,000 square meters are targeted.
However, even small facilities that are smaller than this are eligible for requests if specified by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare.Therefore, this time, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will issue a notice to prefectures and request specific facilities regardless of size. Was shown.
Even if the floor space is less than 1,000 square meters, the target is theaters, cinemas, halls, exhibition halls, sports facilities such as gyms, and entertainment facilities such as nightclubs, live houses, and karaoke shops.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has stated that it has decided that it is particularly necessary to prevent the spread of infection, based on the situation where a group of patients called "clusters" has occurred so far.
It is up to the prefectural governor to decide which facility to actually request.
The prefectural governor can give stronger instructions for facilities that do not comply with the request. In that case, the name of the facility will be announced, but it is not a penalty but a measure to prevent the disruption of life by notifying the closure of the facility.