This is the first Sunday when the target of the state of emergency issued in Osaka and other areas as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus has been expanded to Hyogo and Kyoto.
In Kobe's Chinatown, Nankinmachi, which is crowded with many tourists during the usual summer vacation, the number of people walking around the city is decreasing.
A man in his 60s, who came from Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, said, "I'm about to go home from now on when my wife asked me to buy a pork bun on my way home from renewing my license. I try not to leave my house except for work." Was there.
In addition, a second-year university student who came to sightseeing from Hiroshima said, "I've been vaccinated twice, so I'm wondering if it's okay. It's better on the day when an emergency declaration is issued after entering university. It's a long time, so I want to get back to my normal life as soon as possible. "
According to the Nankinmachi Shopping District Promotion Association, the number of tourists has decreased significantly compared to last weekend, and sales of souvenir shops have also fallen.
"It's been a tough situation since last year, but it's been declared for the fourth time, and it's becoming more painful like a body blow. It's hard to get tourists from other areas, so locals I would like you to enjoy shopping, eating and drinking after taking proper measures against infection. "
"Priority measures such as prevention of spread" Asahiyama Zoo is open with a limited number of people
Asahikawa City, Hokkaido is the first weekend to join the target area of priority measures such as prevention of spread, and while almost all public facilities in the city are temporarily closed, Asahiyama Zoo is open after limiting the number of people in the park. I am.
In Asahikawa City, the infection of the new coronavirus has spread rapidly, with more than 50 people confirmed for 5 consecutive days until the 21st, and from the 20th, it became a target area for priority measures such as prevention of spread in addition to Sapporo City. ..
As a result, almost all public facilities in the city have been temporarily closed, but Asahiyama Zoo is open with a limited number of people up to 5,000.
If the upper limit is exceeded, admission will be temporarily restricted, so at the doorway, staff members counted the number of people entering and leaving the park one by one.
According to the zoo, since Asahikawa City became a target area for priority measures such as prevention of spread, the number of visitors per day has been in the 1000s.
A third grade girl from the city said, "It's fun to come to the zoo because the pool is closed and I can't go out much."
Former director Bando of Asahiyama Zoo said, "While many facilities are temporarily closed, I think it is necessary to secure a place to go, so I would like to take maximum infection control measures and operate." I did.