In Otaru City, Hokkaido, a cluster of new coronaviruses = a group of infected people is occurring one after another, and the infection is spreading, so Hokkaido is unnecessary in Otaru City as well as Sapporo City based on the Special Measures Law. We are coordinating to request that you refrain from going out suddenly or going to and from other areas.
In Hokkaido, with the intensive countermeasure period until the 15th of next month, based on the Special Measures Law, if measures to avoid the risk of infection cannot be taken in Sapporo City, unnecessary urgent going out or with other areas We are requesting that you refrain from coming and going.
Under these circumstances, in Otaru City, clusters have been occurring one after another at hospitals, high schools, long-term care establishments, etc. in the city since the end of this month, and on the 27th, the number of confirmed infections per day was 35, the highest ever. I did.
For this reason, the road says that infection is spreading in Otaru City, and in order to avoid medical strain, in Otaru City as well as Sapporo City, if measures to avoid the risk of infection cannot be taken based on the Special Measures Law. We are making adjustments to request that we refrain from going out unnecessarily and urgently and going to and from other areas.
Hokkaido plans to hold a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters on the afternoon of the 28th to decide the content of these requests.