Tochigi Prefecture Request for suspension of closure Cancel all events without refraining from corona measures May 15, 18:55
Tochigi Prefecture will cancel all the leave requests that had been done for each industry after the declaration of emergency, after 16th, and request again to go out and refrain from business when the number of infected people increases again I decided the prefecture's own standard for.
In response to the cancellation of the emergency declaration, Tochigi Prefecture held a task force meeting on the afternoon of the 15th to discuss future responses.
As a result, after requesting thorough infection prevention measures for all industries, including restaurants, live houses, gyms, etc. that were entertaining, which had been requesting suspension of business, requests were made after the 16th. I decided to quit.
In addition, regarding event holding, we do not seek self-restraint on the premise that we will take infection prevention measures, and if the response is not sufficient, we will request careful response such as cancellation.
Regarding self-restraint going out, we call for cooperation to refrain from traveling across prefectures until the end of this month from the perspective of preventing the spread of infection.
After that, Tochigi Prefecture has established a prefecture-specific standard for requesting going out and refraining from sales when the number of infected people increases again.
According to the criteria, the degree of alertness is classified into three categories, "observation of infection", "caution to spread infection", and "specific alert" according to the number of new infections.
"Infection observation" is performed when the number of new infections in the last week is 5 or less, the positive rate is 3% or less, and the bed occupancy rate of the infected patients is 30% or less. We call for general infection prevention measures such as avoiding the three secrets.
“Infection spread caution” means that the number of new infections in the last week is 10 or less, the positive rate is 7% or less, and the bed occupancy rate of infected patients is both 50% or less. We ask people who are at high risk of infection to refrain from going out unnecessary and urgently.
We request cooperation such as suspension of operations at facilities that may cause mass infections, and ask for refrain from holding events.
If the standard of "Caution for spreading infection" is exceeded, it will be regarded as "specific warning" and the residents of the prefecture will be requested to refrain from going out unnecessarily and urgently.
We request leave from a wide range of industries, such as theaters, entertainment facilities, and learning facilities. Schools may be closed or decentralized.
On the other hand, regarding the school closure, with the cancellation of the declaration, the prefectural school, which was closed until the end of this month, will be restarted from the 25th, and thereafter, it will be distributed throughout the month.
The Prefectural Board of Education wants the elementary and junior high schools in cities and towns to respond in a way that is similar to the prefecture, and on the 18th of this month, we will bring together the superintendents of the cities and towns for discussion.