Returning to Obon "I want to avoid self-restraint" Aomori Governor August 4, 19:47
While the spread of new coronaviruses continues to spread across the country, Governor Mimura of Aomori prefecture stated that he would return home after thoroughly implementing infection control measures, saying "I would like to avoid uniform requests to refrain from refraining from as much as possible." I called to do it.
The new coronavirus infection is spreading mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area and more than 40,000 people have been confirmed infected in Japan.
In response to this situation, Governor Mimura, at a regular press conference held on the 4th, said that he would pay close attention to discussions about returning home from outside the prefecture during the Obon season this week, at a discussion session of the government's subcommittee. He said, "I would like to avoid uniformly requesting self-restraint as much as possible at present," and called on the citizens of the prefecture to "receive the people returning home with a warm heart."
On top of that, he said, "I believe that he will come home with caution, and he said to those people, "I often return. Oldness and Aomori are doing their best, so do your best even if you come back." I want them to interact with their family, relatives, and friends as they normally would."
And at the end, he said, "I was robbed of various things such as health and economy, but there are various unpleasant things that I can take to my heart. I hope that Obon will be a period of regaining heart in various ways in each hometown. I think."