The rapid spread of infection continues, and the infection to people who are indispensable for daily life is also spreading.
In the department responsible for garbage collection in Osaka City, there are a number of staff members who are infected or who cannot go to work due to close contact, and some workplaces are starting to be unable to commute to work, which is increasing the sense of crisis.
The Osaka City Environment Bureau collects approximately 1,300 tons of household waste every day at 10 environmental business centers in the city.
A total of about 1,400 employees take turns in charge, but here too, the effects of the rapid spread of the infection are beginning to appear.
According to the Osaka Municipal Environment Bureau, as of the 25th of this month, 27 staff members were confirmed to be infected, and more than 100 staff members, including those who have been waiting at home due to infections such as family members, were able to go to work. It was gone.
For this reason, normal shifts cannot be made at one of the centers, and from the beginning of this week, about 20 people per day will be supported by another center or the city's Environment Bureau based on the BCP = business continuity plan that was set in advance. I entered and managed to maintain my business.
In the future, if another center cannot maintain its normal posture, it will have to stop the patrol work of illegal dumping and use it to support the collection of household waste, which is increasing the sense of crisis.
Masanori Yamashita, chief of the Business Management Division, Environment Bureau, Osaka City, who is in charge of the garbage collection plan, said, "The number of infected staff is increasing rapidly, and it is difficult to secure the necessary personnel to maintain the business. I don't know how many people will be infected, but I will do my best with the determination to never stop the business. "