New virus The memorial ceremony for the Great East Japan Earthquake Reduced scale and held Fukushima February 28 21:29

Following the spread of the new coronavirus, Fukushima Prefecture has announced that it will reduce the scale of the ceremony to commemorate the Great East Japan Earthquake scheduled for next month, such as by stopping public visits.

Fukushima Prefecture has announced that it will reduce the scale of the memorial ceremony held on March 11 every year on the March 11 ceremony hosted by the prefecture.

According to the announcement, all public traffic, which was initially expected to be around 150 people, will be stopped to prevent a large number of people from gathering and spreading the infection. Also, at the ceremony venue, they want to prevent infection by flying by sitting with a space between the seats. Fukushima Prefecture is also considering distributing videos of the ceremony on the Internet for the general public who will not be able to attend the ceremony.

In addition, all memorial events “Candle Knight” scheduled in various parts of Fukushima Prefecture will be canceled from 7 to 11 next month.

"The ceremony is important for the people of the prefecture to mourn the victims and renew their thoughts on reconstruction. Minimize the risk of infection and reduce the scale." I think that it can be held if it is held. "