Passenger temperature measurement at JR Morioka Station in Iwate Prefecture, where unidentified persons have not been confirmed New Corona May 2 17:56
At JR Morioka Station, temperature measurements are being conducted for arriving Shinkansen passengers as a waterfront measure to prevent infection with the new coronavirus.
In Iwate Prefecture, where no infected person has been confirmed in Japan, thermographic cameras are installed at two ticket gates on the Shinkansen at JR Morioka Station to measure temperature as a measure against water.
With a system that allows the color of the body temperature to be identified, the prefecture staff members were looking at the monitors and checking each person for a body temperature of 37 degrees or more for 5 minutes or more.
Amidst a series of large-scale holidays, it is necessary to refrain from going out. Even if the Shinkansen arrives, there are few passengers getting off the train and the station is quiet.
A woman in her 50s in Miyako City who visited Morioka Station said, "I think some people are infected without knowing it, so I think it is important to take temperature measurements."
Mamoru Kawamura, General Manager, Planning Department, Hometown Promotion Office, Iwate Prefecture, said, "It is not unusual for an infected person to come out of the prefecture at any time. There are some painful points, but I would like you to understand."
Iwate Prefecture will continue thermometry at JR Morioka Station until the 6th of this month.