As the infection with the new coronavirus spreads, people who have sneezing or runny nose due to hay fever may be worried about their surrounding eyes.
Therefore, Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, made and started distributing can badges to inform people around them that they have hay fever, and it is gaining popularity.
There are four types of can badges distributed free of charge by Shunan City, such as "I have hay fever" or "Hay fever" in the dialect of the prefecture.
As the infection of the new coronavirus spreads, the staff handmade it for the first time so that people who sneeze or sneeze due to pollinosis will wear it and do not feel narrow shoulders in public places etc. I made it.
Initially we made 300 pieces and started distributing them last week, but the city is rushing to make additional ones because it is so popular that it will disappear in a week.
Can badges will be distributed at the Tokuyama Health Center in Shunan City and three general branch offices until the end of this month.
A person in his 70s who asked for a badge visited the health center from the morning of the 17th, and said, "I'm worried about the eyes of people around me because of hay fever, so I want to use it immediately."
Hiroki Kobayashi of the Health Promotion Division of Shunan City said, "I hope it helps people who find it difficult to go out in the pollen season."