Shops at museums Business reopening in various places New Corona May 7 14:39
On the 7th after the large holidays, the facilities that were temporarily closed due to the declaration of an emergency restarted operations in various places. On the other hand, there are some places where the planned resumption of business was canceled.
Wakayama City Museum reopened
In Wakayama Prefecture, the closure request for some facilities was lifted from the 7th, and the museum in Wakayama City resumed operations after taking measures to prevent infection.
Wakayama Prefecture has extended the declaration of emergency until the end of this month, and extended the closing request until 15th of this month for entertainment facilities such as pachinko parlors and facilities such as sports clubs, but also for museums and galleries and libraries. Has been canceled from the 7th because it is unlikely to spread the infection.
Of these, the Wakayama City Museum will resume operations at 9 am, requiring people entering the building to wear masks, disinfect them, and view each other at a distance from each other to prevent infection. For the time being, we are asking residents to refrain from visiting the museum.
“It's a tough museum to see the exhibits, so it was tough when the museum was closed. I want the people of the prefecture to come into contact with the history and culture of Wakayama,” said Takahiko Maeda, director of the Wakayama City Museum.
Fukuoka city department store food section reopened
The department store in Fukuoka City, which had been temporarily closed due to the declaration of emergency, reopened the food store business from the 7th after thoroughly implementing infection control measures to meet the needs of the region.
The Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin Store in Tenjin, Fukuoka City was temporarily closed from the 8th of the last month, but from the 7th to the weekday, the underground food counter has resumed operations.
A device that automatically measures body temperature is installed at the entrance of the store, and customers who do not have masks are looking for donations to medical staff instead of having the masks prepared by the store. At the cash register, there are partitions to prevent splashes, and employees are taking measures such as wearing a face shield to cover their faces.
Sales at the department store were down 87% compared to the same month last year due to temporary closures.
Regarding the reason for reopening the business, “Hakudai Maru” spokeswoman Junfumi Hakozaki said, “We made decisions based on the convenience of local food and the demand that there are products that are only available at this store. I would like to be careful enough to prevent infectious diseases of employees. "
At department stores in Fukuoka, "Iwataya Mitsukoshi" operates only in the underground food department, while "Hakata Hankyu" continues to be closed temporarily.
Kagoshima commercial facilities, etc. reopened
Kagoshima Prefecture's demand for shortening business hours and shortening business hours due to the spread of new coronavirus infection has been significantly reduced from the 7th, and the business facility in Kagoshima City has resumed business from the 7th.
At Maruya Gardens, a commercial facility in the Astronomical Museum, a downtown area of Kagoshima City, business has resumed from 10:00 am on the 7th, except for some sales floors.
Along with the reopening, we installed a machine near the cash register that sprays "slightly acidic hypochlorous acid water," which has a disinfecting effect, and on the floor to allow customers in front of the cash register to leave a space. We have also installed a mark.
On the other hand, in addition to prohibiting the use of spaces for children to play, the business hours will be shortened to 7:00 pm for one hour.
A man who came from Tanegashima with his wife's hospital said, "Because there are limited opportunities to come from remote islands, it would be convenient to have a place where you can buy various things."
Chikatsu Matsumi, Manager of Planning and Public Relations Department of Maruya Gardens, said, “We have strengthened our measures so that customers can shop with a little peace of mind. We want you to utilize what you need as a place to come to buy.”
In Kagoshima Prefecture, in addition to this, “Yamagataya” has reopened the entire “Kawashima Yamagataya” in Satsuma Kawauchi City and “Kirishima Kokubun Yamagataya” in Kirishima City from the 7th, and the Yamagataya head office in Kagoshima City this month. We plan to restart the entire building from the 13th.
Hokkaido Hakodate Morning Market extends temporary closure
On the other hand, Hakodate Morning Market in Hokkaido canceled the planned resumption of business after the road extended the request for suspension of business from the business until the 15th of this month.
Due to the effect of the new coronavirus, Hakodate morning market requested union member stores to refrain from business from 29th to 6th of last month, and it was scheduled to restart from 7th.
However, in response to the extension of road closure requests from businesses to the company until the 15th of this month, the morning market union members decided not to resume business and to extend the temporary holiday period.
On the morning of the 7th, Hakodate morning market was lined with shops with shutters open, and at the entrance of the morning market, there was a paper sticker that continued to be closed until the 15th of this month.
Vice Chairman of the Hakodate Morning Market Cooperative Association, Fujito, said, “I have told each store to cooperate with refraining from selling because of this situation. The management is very close to it. I want to hold it up by doing an emergency sale etc. "