Graduation ceremony and welcome and farewell party are online! Uncollected movements spread February 20 19:03

Infection of the new coronavirus spreads to various places, and some vocational schools are holding graduation ceremonies only by students and faculty members, and there is a movement to have parents who can not enter the venue watch the ceremony over the Internet. You. On the other hand, there is a trend in companies to hold in-house welcome and farewell parties online.

At the Japan Aviation College in Chitose, Hokkaido, graduates, current students, faculty and staff, as well as parents and business associates, attended a graduation ceremony at the school's gymnasium.

We took measures such as increasing the amount of humidifiers and alcohol for disinfection, and aimed to hold the event as usual.

However, as graduates come from all over the country, it was decided that a graduation ceremony would be held solely by students and faculty members on the grounds that gathering many people from various places could lead to spread of infection. It is said that it was a difficult decision four days before the graduation ceremony.

Parents and guests who were planning to attend will be able to watch live broadcasts of the ceremony using the Internet video distribution system.

Students who are planning to graduate are saying, "A lot of parents were going to pay for flights or trains from afar to come to the graduation ceremony. I'm sorry because I wanted to express my thanks to my parents as I grew up. "

Even in college

The graduation ceremony will be held in the middle of next month, and Tokushima Bunri University posted a message to students and parents on its homepage on the 20th.

In order to prevent the transmission of the new coronavirus, if you return within 2 weeks from Hong Kong, Macau or China, or if you have symptoms such as fever or cough even if you have not traveled to the area where the infection was confirmed Wants to withdraw from attending the graduation ceremony.

The company plans to distribute a video of the day of the event to those who cannot attend the ceremony on the Internet for a limited time.

This is the first time that such a response has been taken, and the Tokushima Bunri University General Affairs Division stated, "It was a bitter decision. I thought it was safe for the students, and I would like to continue looking at the status of the infection and responding. "

Welcome farewell party online!

On the other hand, some companies are trying to hold in-house farewell parties online.

According to Twitter, "My wife's company farewell party, to be held remotely due to the coronavirus. Thanks to this, my former colleagues abroad and moms on childcare leave can also participate, and everyone's willingness to participate is increasing I guess ".

We talked to the man who posted. The man's wife works for a manufacturer in Tokyo and plans to hold a welcome and farewell party with about 10 members of his department next month, but using a video conferencing system on a personal computer to join from each home. Changed to

A man says, "I don't need to refrain from feeling farewell, so I wanted these new forms to spread more and more."

However, she seems to be reluctant to take it too much, saying that she is uncertain whether she can enjoy it because she keeps her eyes on her child and is busy with her meals and baths while at home.

She also said, "It's a pity that everyone prepares their own food because they all enjoy the same thing. Kana. "