Saitama Prefecture held a countermeasures headquarters meeting in Saitama City on the 8th in response to the extension of the "priority measures such as prevention of spread" of the new coronavirus, and decided on specific measures during the period.

The period of measures is from May 12th to 31st.

The target area is

The target areas to which "priority measures such as spread prevention" are applied are the same as before, ▼ Saitama City, ▼ Kawaguchi City, ▼ Koshigaya City ▼ Soka City ▼ Warabi City ▼ Toda City ▼ Asaka City ▼ Shiki City ▼ Fujimi City ▼ Fujimino City ▼ Wako City ▼ Niiza City ▼ Miyoshi Town ▼ Kawagoe City ▼ Toda City There are a total of 15 cities and towns.

Requested restaurants to shorten business and refrain from providing alcoholic beverages

We request restaurants, bars, karaoke shops, etc. in the target area to refrain from serving alcohol until 8:00 pm and all day long.



We also request that users refrain from bringing alcoholic beverages into restaurants.



Even outside the target area, for restaurants, etc. ▽ Business hours are until 9:00 pm ▽ Alcoholic beverages are refrained from drinking alone or bringing in alcoholic beverages throughout the day except for groups with only family members living together. I request.



In addition, we are requesting that you refrain from using karaoke facilities in restaurants throughout the prefecture.

Requests for entertainment facilities and movie theaters

For large-scale customer attraction facilities such as movie theaters, department stores, and entertainment facilities with a floor area of ​​more than 1000 square meters in the target areas of "Priority Measures for Prevention of Spread, etc." ▽ Refrain from bringing in alcoholic beverages ▽ We request that you thoroughly organize admission around half of the busy season.



We also request that business hours be until 9 pm when events are being held at movie theaters and athletic facilities.



For large-scale customer attraction facilities such as movie theaters, department stores, and entertainment facilities with a floor area of ​​more than 1000 square meters outside the target area ▽ Business hours until 9:00 pm ▽ Refrain from serving alcoholic beverages all day ▽ Busy We are requesting the cooperation of thorough admission arrangement, about half of the period.

The event will be held

The event will be held throughout the prefecture, with a maximum capacity of 5,000 people, and the capacity rate will be up to 50% for those who make a loud voice and up to 100% for those who do not make a loud voice.



Business hours are until 9 pm, and we request that you refrain from serving alcoholic beverages throughout the day and refrain from bringing in alcoholic beverages.

Refrain from going to and from Tokyo and Osaka

Throughout the prefecture, we are demanding refraining from moving across prefectural borders and refraining from going out and moving unnecessarily, including during the day.



As the infection of the mutant virus is spreading, we strongly urge you to refrain from going to and from Tokyo and Osaka, where emergency declarations have been issued.

Refrain from group drinking on the streets and in the park

In addition to requesting refraining from behaviors that have a high risk of infection such as drinking alcohol in groups on the streets and in parks, ▽ Dinner and drinking parties should be held as much as possible, so that up to 4 people who are always nearby except for family members living together should not be long. I am calling for you to do so.

Telework reduces the number of employees by 70%

We urge you to telework to reduce the number of employees by 70% and refrain from business trips to areas such as Tokyo and Osaka where a state of emergency has been declared.

Prefectural-sponsored events In principle canceled or postponed

As a general rule, events hosted by the prefecture will be canceled or postponed. ▽ For prefectural parks, we will request refraining from eating and drinking and close the parking lot.

Prefectural school club activities

Club activities on holidays are prohibited, and weekdays are also prohibited within 2 days a week. ▽ Activities are prohibited within 90 minutes, and activities outside the school such as practice games and activities involving overnight stays are prohibited.



On the other hand, when participating in competitions and competitions, from the perspective of preventing injuries and accidents, activities based on the prefecture's policy are permitted from 14 days in advance.

For transportation companies

We request that you take thorough infection prevention measures, such as advancing the last train and conducting temperature measurements at major terminals.