Due to the rapid increase in the number of severely ill patients with the new coronavirus, Osaka Prefecture is calling on the "Osaka model" that it has set up to turn on the red light that indicates an "emergency situation" and refrain from going out unnecessarily as much as possible.
In the downtown area of Osaka City, the traffic in the morning was sparse, and some people said, "I'll finish my errands and go home early."
As the number of seriously ill patients is increasing rapidly and the medical system is tight, Osaka Prefecture has turned on a red light indicating an "emergency situation" with its own "Osaka model", and from the 4th to the 15th of this month to the citizens of the prefecture. We encourage you to refrain from going out unnecessarily and urgently as much as possible.
On the 5th, the first weekend after the call, the number of people in Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka is less than on previous weekends.
A man in his 60s in Osaka said, "I'm afraid of getting infected, so I try not to go out as much as possible. I'll be back when I'm done."
A man in his twenties from Kaizuka City, Osaka, said, "I have some necessary shopping, and it is difficult to say that I should refrain from going out. I came out in the morning when the number of people did not increase as much as possible."
A man at the takoyaki shop said, "In addition to the fact that the number of people has decreased significantly due to the request to shorten the business hours last month, it is an impression that more people are not going out due to the call to refrain from going out. Only about 20% of the people are passing by compared to before Corona. There is no such thing, and sales are tough. "