In response to the government's declaration of an emergency for one metropolitan area and three prefectures as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akabane is planning to inform railway companies in the target area in March. We have announced a policy to request that the time of the last train that we are doing be advanced.
In response to the state of emergency, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akaba said at a meeting of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's response headquarters held on the 7th, "We need to do everything we can while paying attention to the needs of essential workers such as medical staff." He stated that he instructed the railway operators in the metropolitan area of 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures to request that the last train scheduled for March be advanced ahead of schedule.
On that basis, we requested public transportation companies to thoroughly take measures against infectious diseases and continue to operate, and companies and customers to utilize telework and staggered commuting.