Opening of all beaches in Kanagawa Prefecture Seeing off safety and order concerns 18:18 on June 5

In order to avoid the risk of infection with the new coronavirus, all beaches will not be opened in Kanagawa Prefecture this summer. On the other hand, many people are expected to visit the sea, and some people are worried about how to protect the safety of the sea and the order of the beach.

With the aim of reducing the risk of infection with the new coronavirus, Kanagawa Prefecture has provided guidelines for setting up beaches during the summer of this year, such as when installing beaches to ensure distance from people. .

In response to this, the Shonan area and local governments in the prefecture that have beaches have decided not to open beaches one after another because it is difficult to completely control the risk of infection.

And on the 5th, Yokohama City decided to abandon the opening of the beach at "Park of the Sea" in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, and this means that all 25 beaches in the prefecture will not be opened this summer. It was

On the other hand, since many people are expected to visit the sea, local people are concerned about how to maintain the safety of the sea and the order of the beach.

In response to these voices, the prefecture is discussing measures against the sea with local municipalities, and Governor Kuroiwa said at a press conference on the 4th, "I want to seriously consider safety measures as local".