Aichi Prefecture's original declaration of emergency state requesting self-restraint such as returning home From 6th to 5th August 19:30
In order to prevent the further spread of the new coronavirus, Governor Omura of Aichi Prefecture issued a prefecture-specific emergency declaration from 6th to 24th of this month, including unnecessary and urgent actions during the Obon holiday period and returning home. He expressed his intention to request refraining from traveling across prefectures.
At a press conference on the 5th, Governor Omura of Aichi Prefecture said, "The number of new infected people in the prefecture exceeded 100 people for 9 consecutive days, and it is a critical situation", and on the 6th, a meeting of the prefecture's countermeasure headquarters was held, He expressed his intention to issue an emergency declaration unique to the prefecture.
Declaration period is from 6th to 24th of this month, the area is the whole of Aichi prefecture, and the residents of the prefecture are refrained from taking unnecessary and urgent actions during the Obon holidays, and with a large number of 5-6 or more. We are looking for self-restraint for dinners and banquets.
We also ask for refraining from unnecessary and urgent movements across prefectures. Specifically, once again, consider returning home during the Obon holidays with your family, and if you feel unwell, refrain from going home or traveling. We also call for thorough physical condition management and infection prevention measures at homecoming and travel destinations.
In addition, the prefecture will continue to request the shortening of business hours and the suspension of business hours to some restaurants in the center of Nagoya City from the 5th without expanding the region or the target industries, but the entire prefecture We do not request leave. In addition, the school does not request closure of schools in the prefecture.
Governor Omura raised the situation in Aichi Prefecture from "strict caution" to "dangerous", and said, "Obon is a holiday because both school and company are closed. It is an opportunity to contain the infection. I would like to ask them to change their behavior and refrain from restraining themselves, and we will continue to suppress them."