Miyagi Prefecture and Sendai City will extend the period until next month 7 to request shortening of business hours issued to restaurants around Kokubuncho in Sendai City, the largest downtown area in Tohoku, due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. We have decided to extend it and expand the target to the entire Sendai city.
Governor Murai of Miyagi Prefecture and others attended the meeting of the headquarters for countermeasures against the new coronavirus held at the Miyagi Prefectural Government, and the business hours are 10 pm for restaurants around Kokubuncho in Sendai City. We discussed the request to do so.
Among them, it was reported that the number of inpatients in Sendai City is on the rise, while some effects can be confirmed, such as a decrease in the number of people at night after issuing a request for shortening compared to before the start. It was.
For this reason, we decided to extend the period of the request for shortening to the 7th of next month and expand the target to the entire Sendai city, as it is necessary to further establish the effect.
The type of business is the same as before, with restaurants that offer alcoholic beverages, including karaoke stores, and restaurants that accompany entertainment, and businesses that fully respond to requests will receive a cooperation fee of 480,000 yen per store. I will provide it.
After the meeting, Governor Murai said, "It is very painful to put a heavy burden on everyone in the target area. There is concern about further impact on the local economy, but the prefecture also cooperates closely with Sendai City and immediately I would like to proceed with the examination of support measures. "