Miyakojima City, Okinawa Prefecture, announced on the 26th that the infection of the new coronavirus has spread rapidly and is in an extremely critical situation, and on the 26th, it announced new measures to close facilities such as libraries and parks and to refrain from returning home and traveling. ..
Many restaurants are closed in the city center and there is almost no traffic.
According to Okinawa Prefecture, the infection of the new coronavirus is rapidly spreading in Miyakojima City, which has a population of about 55,000, and the number of infected people announced on the 27th was 33, a quarter of the 131 people in the prefecture as a whole. I climbed up to.
Under these circumstances, the Prefectural Miyako Hospital has stopped accepting general outpatients from the 26th in order to respond to the rapidly increasing number of infected people.
Mayor Zakimi announced on the 26th that the city's facilities such as libraries and parks would be closed due to the extremely critical situation, and announced new measures to refrain from returning home and traveling. Beyond that, hopefully don't move. "
On the 27th, many restaurants were closed around Shimozatoo Street in the center of the city, and there was almost no traffic, so it was quiet.
The owner of a surfing goods store who decided to cancel the business in the morning from the 28th said, "The number of customers is close to zero and it feels like" the store is closed. "Even if you want to close the store and help prevent the spread of infection. It's difficult because there is no cooperation money like restaurants and there is a life here. "
In addition, a sticker was posted at the facility where the library and public hall were located to inform them of the closure.
Residents "I'm afraid of infection"
Residents of Miyakojima City, Okinawa Prefecture, expressed anxiety about the rapid spread of the new coronavirus infection.
A woman on her way home from the hospital said, "I'm afraid of getting infected, so I only go out when I get medicine from the hospital and I try not to go anywhere else."
A woman who bought a boxed lunch for sale said, "I bought it because I wanted to eat it at home instead of at the store so that I wouldn't get infected. Also, the spread of the infection makes me feel depressed."
Temporary closure
The Miyakojima City Board of Education in Okinawa Prefecture has announced that all of the municipal elementary schools, junior high schools, and kindergartens will be closed from the 28th to the 7th of next month due to the rapid spread of the new coronavirus in the city. did.
Depending on the infection situation, the period may be extended or shortened.
The City Board of Education is calling for cooperation, saying, "I would like to ask each family to help refrain from going out unnecessarily and urgently."