Japanese nationals unable to return to Japan due to air mail suspension Anxiety about food and medical care India April 18 7:31
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With the spread of the new coronavirus spreading worldwide and the suspension of airmail operations, more than 1,000 Japanese people wishing to return home, and in India where severe restrictions on going out continue Families are living with anxiety about food procurement and local medical conditions.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there are about 1300 Japanese in about 60 countries wishing to return to Japan.
Of these, in India, as of the 17th, the number of infected people exceeded 13,000, and severe restrictions on going out have continued throughout the country for over 3 weeks.
Many Japanese stationed in Japan are returning home because they are worried about the spread of infection and the poor medical conditions in the area. I can't move to, and I can't even return to Japan.
And it depends on the Sakai Shinichiro chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry made of Japanese companies located in the western part of Kolkata, in Kolkata, but we would like to expatriates and their families about 20 people returning home, such as trading companies and manufacturers, is that the prospect is not standing .
In India, outing restrictions are extended until next month, and shopping is limited to walking distances, so food items at home will run out, and people are living with anxiety about the risk of infection. , The Japan Chamber of Commerce asks the Japanese government and others to secure means for returning to Japan.
Chairman Sakai said, "It is a common understanding among expatriates that even if something happens, they will not be able to go to the local hospital. There are very many people who are worried in this situation." I am talking.