Hiroshima Prefecture New Corona Concentration Measures Requests for extension time reduction will be gradually eased

Hiroshima Prefecture has decided to extend the period of intensive measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection to 21 days, which was until the 7th of this month, and shorten the business hours to restaurants while preventing the spread of the infection again. We have decided to gradually relax the measures such as the request of.

Hiroshima Prefecture has set a period of intensive implementation of measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection until the 7th of this month.

On the 4th, Governor Yuzaki and prefecture executives held a meeting to discuss how to deal with this period.

In the prefecture, there is a tendency to improve the infection, but as a result of canceling the request for shortening the business hours to restaurants etc. in other local governments, there are cases where the infection situation has deteriorated rapidly again, until the 7th of this month. We have decided to extend the period of intensive measures to 21 days.

The extended intensive measures have been approved for restaurants under the Food Sanitation Law in Hiroshima City from the 8th to the 21st of this month, saying that the contents of the efforts will be gradually relaxed while preventing the re-spread of infection. The prefecture is requesting restaurants that serve liquor to serve liquor from 5 am to 8 pm and shorten business hours from 5 am to 9 pm.

In addition to taverns, the target facilities are bars and karaoke boxes.

The new request will be relaxed by 7 hours for liquor service and 1 hour for business hours compared to the previous request.

In addition, if requested, a cooperation support fund of 380,000 yen per store will be provided if the store is closed during the period, and 280,000 yen per store if shortened.

In addition, we have decided to relax the target for the ratio of commuters, which had been reduced by 70% throughout the prefecture, to 50%.

After the meeting, Governor Yuzaki said, "I would like to ask the citizens of the prefecture for their cooperation in reducing outing opportunities and continuing to take measures against infection at home and at work."