Gunma Prefecture has decided to request the closure of restaurants that serve alcohol throughout the prefecture in response to the fact that it will be added to the target area of ​​the state of emergency from the 20th of this month.

Following the decision to declare a state of emergency, Gunma Prefecture held a meeting of the Response Headquarters on the night of the 17th to decide on specific measures.



According to this, the period of measures will be from the 20th of this month to the 12th of next month, and we will request the restaurants and entertainment facilities that provide alcohol and karaoke to be closed throughout the prefecture.



We ask restaurants that do not serve alcohol or karaoke to shorten their business hours to 8 pm.



In addition, for large-scale facilities with a total floor area of ​​more than 1000 square meters, we request that business hours be shortened to 8:00 pm, except when handling daily necessities, and at underground food departments, etc. Ask to do.



A cooperation fee will be paid to the business operator who responds to the request.



Prefectural schools will carry out decentralized school attendance from the beginning of the second semester to the 12th of next month as a health observation period.



We usually plan to go to school after the 13th, but depending on the infection situation, we may continue to go to school or close the school.



Club activities are allowed to participate in national competitions and qualifying rounds, but other club activities will be completely suspended.



Municipal schools are decided by each local government and board of education.



At a press conference, Governor Yamamoto said, "It's been a week since the application of priority measures such as prevention of spread, but we haven't been able to suppress the wave of infection. If the situation continues, the medical care provision system may be affected. We have taken the utmost measures to stop the spread of the infection. "