Ehime Prefecture has announced that it will end its request for shortening business hours for restaurants that serve sake in Matsuyama City on the 7th of this month.
On the other hand, the prefecture's own "special caution period" has been re-extended until the 7th of next month, and we continue to call for thorough infection prevention measures.
This was revealed by Governor Nakamura at a press conference on the 4th.
Eating and drinking establishments in Matsuyama City were requested to shorten their business hours from 13th last month to 8:00 pm, but the number of infected people is declining and eating and drinking It was announced that it will end at 24:00 on the 7th of this month at midnight, saying that the infection caused by the store has disappeared.
On the other hand, the prefecture-specific alert level, which is set as the "special alert period" in the "infection alert period" from the 8th of last month, will be re-extended until the 7th of next month in accordance with the national emergency declaration. I did.
In the future, it is necessary to continue to prevent the virus from being brought in and taken out from outside the prefecture, and a welcome and farewell party is expected at the end of the fiscal year, and the risk may increase due to the dinner. We demand that we refrain from sudden traffic and avoid long meals with a large number of people.
Furthermore, in order to prevent the virus from being introduced to medical institutions and facilities for the elderly through domestic infections, especially those who live with medical and welfare personnel should refrain from having dinner with non-family members or with multiple relatives. And so on.
Governor Nakamura said, "As for the request for shortened working hours, we asked the restaurant to respond persistently while enduring the pain, which led to the result. There is concern that the request will be relaxed, but the special caution period will continue. In order to do so, I would like you to continue to work on infection avoidance actions. "