As the infection of the new coronavirus spreads, the citizen pool in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, which is scheduled to open for the first time in three years before the summer vacation, is preparing for thorough infection control.

"Funabashi City Athletic Park Pool" in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture is an outdoor pool facility that has a 50-meter and 25-meter pool, as well as a running water pool and a waterslide.



Normally, it is open to the public from July to September, and it is a popular facility that was visited by about 6,000 people a day at most during the summer vacation, but last year and the adult spread the infection of the new corona. The use was stopped due to the influence of.



As of last month, the infection situation was calm and the citizens were waiting for the restart, so it is scheduled to restart for the first time in 3 years from the 18th, and the facility will take a month to clean up. And have been preparing.



When resuming, ▽ use must be reserved in advance ▽ to avoid crowding, the upper limit of the number of users, which has not been set so far, is set to 2000 people a day, and ▽ the usage time per person is also limited to 3 hours a day, etc. , It means taking new infection control measures.

As the number of people infected with the new corona has increased rapidly recently, staff members have posted notices calling for thorough infection control, and are preparing for temperature measurement and disinfection at the facility, which is about to open.



Also, in the changing room, we are planning to use all five ventilation fans, which we used only one every year, and we are calling for people to change into swimsuits as much as possible to shorten the usage time.



Mr. Takumi Kudo of the Lifelong Sports Division of the Funabashi City Board of Education, which manages the citizen's pool, said, "A large number of people have expressed their expectations for the event for the first time in three years. Therefore, we are planning to take possible measures at present, but we will consider the method depending on the infection situation in the future. "