On the night of the 12th, the symbol of Osaka, Tsutenkaku, was lit up in yellow after Osaka Prefecture raised the "Osaka model", which is an original standard for communicating the infection status of the new coronavirus, to "yellow", which indicates "warning". it was done.
In Osaka prefecture, the number of newly infected people of the new corona has more than doubled compared to the same day of the previous week, and on the 11th, Osaka prefecture changed the "Osaka model" from "green" of "disarm". Raised to "yellow" to indicate "alert".
In line with this, Tsutenkaku in Naniwa-ku, Osaka was lit up in yellow from 7 pm on the 12th.
The "Osaka model" has been yellow since May 22nd, and Osaka Prefecture is calling on the citizens of the prefecture to take thorough measures against infection and to refrain from visiting at facilities for the elderly.
A woman in her 40s in Matsubara City, Osaka, said, "I'm worried because I have children. I'll take measures such as refraining from going out during the summer vacation."
A woman in her thirties in Kita Ward said, "I'm working at a restaurant and I'm worried that my customers will drop and I'll get infected."
Tsutenkaku will be lit up from 7 pm to 10 pm from the 12th to the 18th of this month.