As a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, a state of emergency will be declared in Osaka from the 2nd of next month in Kansai, and priority measures such as prevention of spread will be applied to Hyogo and Kyoto.
Measures will be taken in various places to curb the number of people, such as JR accelerating the last train on some routes.
From the 2nd, a state of emergency was declared in Osaka, and priority measures such as prevention of spread will be applied to Hyogo and Kyoto, and the three prefectures decided to request the target restaurants to stop providing alcoholic beverages.
As a measure to curb the number of people, JR West decided to move up the last train on the Osaka Loop Line during the declaration period and advance the last train departing from Osaka Station and Tennoji Station by up to 16 minutes.
On the 31st, the last weekend before the state of emergency was declared in Osaka Prefecture, shoppers were seen in Umeda, Osaka.
The Hanshin Umeda Main Store, where it was confirmed that employees were infected with the new coronavirus one after another, will be temporarily closed for two days, the 31st and the 1st of next month.
So far, 67 employees have been confirmed to be infected, so a paper was posted at the entrance of the store to inform them of the closure.
A couple in their thirties with their children said, "I feel that infections are increasing every day because I work in the medical field, but I think that I am accustomed to the state of emergency." I did.
A man in his 70s, an office worker, said, "Everyone is loose, so I have to tighten again here. I'm used to the restrictions, so I think I can tighten by issuing such a declaration." ..