Miyagi Prefecture, which has issued its own state of emergency, has decided to request shortening of business hours for restaurants throughout Sendai City because the spread of the new coronavirus infection will not be stopped.
On the 20th in Miyagi prefecture, the confirmation of infection with 125 new coronaviruses, the highest number ever, was announced and the spread of the infection could not be stopped, and the prefecture and Sendai city declared their own emergency until April 11th. Is issued.
Under these circumstances, the prefecture held an urgent countermeasures headquarters meeting on the 21st with the attendance of Governor Murai and others.
Among them, the infection situation in the prefecture corresponds to the second most serious "stage 3" out of the four stages indicated by the government subcommittee, and the business hours will be shortened for restaurants throughout Sendai city. I decided to request.
The period is from 9 pm on March 25th to 5 am on April 12th, and we request that the night business hours be 9 pm.
The target is restaurants that offer alcoholic beverages, including karaoke stores, and restaurants that accompany entertainment. This is the second such request in Miyagi Prefecture since it was made from the end of last year to February.
The prefecture pays a cooperation fee of 40,000 yen per day to the businesses that fully cooperated, and Sendai City is also considering its own support.
At a press conference, Governor Murai said, "In Sendai City, the beds are almost full. At the end of the fiscal year, we would like to ask for your cooperation in order to stop the spread of the infection."
The mayor of Sendai City said, "We want to avoid situations where citizens cannot receive appropriate medical care. We will promptly provide cooperation money so that the business can continue."