Although the state of emergency in the Tokyo metropolitan area, one metropolitan area and three prefectures, was lifted on March 21, there are areas in Japan where infection with the new coronavirus is spreading rapidly.
In these areas, measures are being taken, such as requesting new restaurants to shorten their working hours.
Yamagata Requested shortening of business hours from the night of 27th
In Yamagata Prefecture, it is requested to shorten the business hours to restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages in Yamagata City from the night of the 27th.
In Yamagata Prefecture, on the 25th, the number of newly infected persons was 49, which was the highest ever, and on the 26th, 34 infected persons were confirmed. The number of infected people is double digits, and the spread of infection continues.
For this reason, the prefecture has decided to request restaurants in Yamagata City to shorten their business hours from 5 am to 9 pm from the night of 27th to April 11th.
The target is about 1,200 stores such as restaurants with entertainment in the city and restaurants that serve liquor including karaoke stores, and the restaurants that respond to requests are 50,000 yen per day for each store, 16 during the period A total of 800,000 yen will be provided by the prefecture and Yamagata City on a daily basis.
The restaurants in the city that respond to the request will no longer be open after 9 pm from 27th to 11th April.
Downtown of Yamagata City "About 90% of union members are closed instead of shortened"
Sadaaki Sakai, chairman of the "Yamagata Ekimae Hanagasa Dori Restaurant Association," which is one of the downtown areas of Yamagata City and has about 190 stores in front of JR Yamagata Station, said, "Even if about 90% of the members open the store He said that he would be closed instead of shortening because no customers would come. Normally, the city with no sound or color at the busiest time is lonely. "
The store run by Mr. Sakai is planning to shorten the time by 9 pm by 9 pm throughout March, saying "I do not want to turn off the lights in the city", but it is under consideration for April.
On top of that, "I hope that the request for shortening the business hours will end on April 11th, and I hope that it will converge to some extent. If it continues after that, it will be a matter of life and death. I want to do my utmost to turn the economy around. "
Ehime From April, request for a shorter time to restaurants in the downtown area of central Matsuyama
Ehime Prefecture is limited to restaurants in the downtown area of the city center and will be open from April 1 due to outbreaks of the new coronavirus and large-scale clusters in the downtown area of Matsuyama city. I requested that the time be shortened by 9 pm.
Ehime Prefecture announced on the 26th that the number of newly infected people was 39, which is the second highest number of infected people per day.
By place of residence, Matsuyama City is concentrated with 31 people, and by infection route, "restaurants" account for the majority with 30 people.
In addition, a large-scale cluster has occurred in the downtown area of Matsuyama City, and 34 new infections have been confirmed. A total of 129 people have been infected by this cluster.
The prefecture considers that the current spread of infection is not the spread of infection in the city, but the downtown area, so it is limited to restaurants that serve alcohol in the downtown area of central Matsuyama city. Requested that business hours be shortened from April 1st to 9pm.
Sake is available until 8:30 pm.
The period is scheduled from the 1st of next month to the 21st, three weeks later, and the cooperation fee will be paid 40,000 yen a day to the stores that cooperated for the entire period.
Request for shortening business hours in Osaka Expanded throughout the prefecture
Osaka Prefecture held a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters for the new coronavirus, and since the infection has spread again in the prefecture, a request to shorten the business hours sent to restaurants in Osaka city by the deadline of March 31 is requested. After extending to April 21st, we decided to expand the target area to the entire prefecture from April 1st.
Osaka Prefecture has requested that restaurants in Osaka City be shortened to 9 pm by the deadline of March 31, but the infection has spread again in the prefecture. Therefore, we held a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters on the 26th to decide the future response.
At the meeting, Governor Yoshimura said, "The current situation in Osaka is clearly on the rise of infection. In particular, the infection of the younger generation is very high and is likely to spread further. , It is necessary to ask all over Osaka Prefecture. "
In addition, it was reported that the number of newly infected people started to increase in areas other than Osaka City after the state of emergency was lifted, and that it has also increased rapidly in the last week in Osaka City.
Based on this situation, we decided to extend the time reduction request for three weeks until April 21st, and then expand the target area to the entire prefecture from April 1st.
The target is ▽ restaurants including izakaya, ▽ coffee shops excluding home delivery and takeout, and ▽ bars and karaoke shops, etc. Business hours are from 5 am to 9 pm, and liquor is served at 8 pm Up to half.
In addition, we call on the citizens of the prefecture to undergo an examination as soon as possible if they have any symptoms. We have also decided to request again to refrain from going back and forth between the 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures.
Governor Yoshimura "Request for'Priority Measures to Prevent Spread'for Rapid Expansion"
Governor Yoshimura told reporters after the meeting of the countermeasures headquarters, "The number of new positives is increasing at a very high rate both outside Osaka and in Osaka. The environment is such that the infection is likely to spread every year, and the infection is sudden. We would like to ask for your cooperation in order to prevent the expansion. "
He added, "If the rate of spread of infection increases and the number of infections continues to increase, we would like to consider requesting" priority measures such as prevention of spread "." In that case, he said he would consider requesting the government to apply "priority measures such as prevention of spread" that would enable intensive measures even if an emergency declaration was not issued.
In addition, Governor Yoshimura said about the torch relay to be held in Osaka on April 13th and 14th, "I would like to proceed by taking thorough measures based on the infection situation in Osaka."
Consider measures such as refraining from going out and requesting shorter working hours for Okinawans
Governor Tamaki of Okinawa Prefecture has taken measures with a view to refraining from going out to the citizens of Okinawa and requesting shortening of business hours for restaurants, etc., considering that the number of people infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture has been increasing since March. I showed the idea of considering.
In Okinawa Prefecture, the number of newly infected people has been increasing since March 1, when the prefecture's own state of emergency was lifted, and infection through eating and drinking places is spreading mainly in the 20s to 40s. ..
In light of these circumstances, Governor Tamaki announced at a press conference on the afternoon of the 26th that he would consider measures with a view to refraining from going out to the citizens of the prefecture and requesting shortening of business hours for restaurants.
Okinawa Prefecture will discuss concrete measures at the Countermeasures Headquarters meeting on the 29th next week after exchanging opinions with economic organizations on the 28th.
In addition, in the Matsuyama district of downtown Naha City, free PCR tests will be intensively conducted from 27th to 11th April for employees of restaurants with entertainment.
Governor Tamaki said, "In the two days from tomorrow, I think we will be able to see the infection situation more clearly and understand how heavy judgment and measures must be taken. I think we have to make a comprehensive judgment. "