Gunma Brazilians spread corona infection to strengthen awareness in foreign languages September 17, 20:57
Gunma Prefecture has decided to strengthen its call for infection control measures in foreign languages, saying that the number of Brazilians living in the prefecture who are infected with the new coronavirus is increasing.
Oizumi Town, where many Nikkei live, has decided to issue its own state of emergency and call for refraining from going out unnecessarily.
According to Gunma Prefecture, it was found that about 70% of the 90 people who were found to be infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture during the week up to the 16th are considered to be foreign nationals.
Gunma Prefecture has decided to strengthen enlightenment for these people because there are many foreign nationals living in the prefecture, such as Nikkei who have been working for a long time from Brazil and Peru, mainly in the eastern part. ..
In addition to directly visiting companies where foreigners work, we will call on them in Portuguese and Spanish to take thorough infection control measures such as avoiding three-cs and wearing masks by using SNS.
Oizumi Town announces its own state of emergency from the 18th
In addition, 20% of the residents of Oizumi Town, which is a foreigner, issued a state of emergency unique to the town from the 18th to the end of this month, refraining from unnecessary and unurgent going out that increases the risk of infection and unfair discrimination against infected people. I decided to call on people not to be bullied.
At the press conference, Governor Yamamoto of Gunma Prefecture said, "There are many foreigners living in Gunma Prefecture, so we would like to work together to prevent infection."