In Indonesia, where the infection of the mutant virus is spreading, the number of infected people rises to tens of thousands every day, and foreigners living in the area are being evacuated one after another.
In Indonesia, 30,000 to 50,000 new infections have been confirmed every day earlier this month, and 2069 people died in a day on the 27th, the worst number of deaths in the world in a day. have become.
In response to this, the movement of evacuation is in full swing among foreigners living in the area.
According to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport near the capital Jakarta, the number of foreigners leaving Indonesia was in the 10,000s every month from January to May, but exceeded 20,000 last month and 29 this month as well. As of the day, there are 20,215 people.
In addition, the largest number of foreigners leaving this month is 3,320 Japanese, and other than Japanese, there are many Chinese, Korean, and Americans leaving the country.
According to the local Japanese embassy, in Indonesia, 13 Japanese people died from the infection in a month from last month to this month, which raises anxiety among Japanese people living in Indonesia.
Japanese expatriate who was instructed to evacuate "All flights are full"
Satoshi Okutsu, a representative of a Japanese logistics company in the capital Jakarta, was instructed to evacuate from the Japanese headquarters on the 16th of this month.
Mr. Okutsu told NHK that he immediately arranged for a return flight, but all the flights were full and he could only get a ticket in late August.
On the other hand, regarding the situation where the infection is spreading, such as the number of infected people per day exceeds 10,000 in Japan, "I have been contacted by my family and I am watching the infection situation in Japan. I think it's better. "
Furthermore, regarding the prospect of returning to Indonesia after returning to Japan next month, "Around 40,000 infected people are confirmed every day, and I am worried about when the spread of infection will stop. Indonesia's medical system has improved to some extent. Unless you do, you won't be able to go back. "