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Ibaraki Prefectural Office
Ibaraki prefecture and the city of Mito announced on the 8th that 127 new people were infected with the new corona virus. It surpassed 100 people for the first time a day, surpassing 90 people on the 7th and set a new record. The prefecture has also designated 10 cities and towns, such as the city of Mito and the city of Tsukuba, as “cities, towns and villages that spread the infection” that will take intensive measures, such as reducing business hours. The period was set at 12 days according to the 10 designated cities and towns.
All restaurants in these 20 cities and towns were asked to shorten their business hours, and the requested hours were from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am the next day (sake is served until 7:00 pm). In the past, it was limited to restaurants with entertainment, and was required to refrain from doing so after 10pm. Responses after day 13 will be re-examined based on infection status.
Governor Kazuhiko Oikawa, meeting at the prefectural office, said: “I cannot help but be surprised by the tremendous impact of the movement of people during the end of the year and the New Year holidays. I want to do everything with considerable preparation.”
The cities, towns and villages (more than 1.5 people infected in the last week) are Mito, Ishioka, Ryugasaki, Kasama, Handle, Tsukuba, Moriya, Bando, Hitachi, Tsuchiura, Yuki, Tsuneso, Ushihisa, Hitachinaka, 15 cities in Inashiki and 5 towns in Kawachi, Tone, Josato, Ami and Yachiyo. According to the prefecture, there are 6,320 restaurants in these 20 cities and towns that are subject to short-term business, including business categories like karaoke and live houses.
A cooperation fee of 200,000 to 280,000 yen will be paid to the stores that respond to the request for the entire period, depending on the number of days.
The governor explained that he could not afford to adjust the strengthening of the request for reduced business hours, it is necessary to take the maximum preventive measures until it is effective. “We recognize this as a very strict request. Please cooperate to protect their lives.”
In addition, the prefecture has started preparations to expand the number of beds for people infected by the corona, which currently has 410 beds (56 seriously ill), to 500 (70 seriously ill). The governor also announced that he will request the government to issue an emergency declaration to the prefecture based on the New Crown Special Measures Law when the occupancy rate exceeds 60% (300 beds). (Mikinari Miyao)
◆ 10 adult basketball players
Of the 127 newly infected people with the new corona virus announced by Ibaraki Prefecture and Mito City on the 8th, 15 people in Tsukuba City had the highest number by place of residence.
Next are the city of Mito and the city of Hitachinaka, each with 14 people. Also, Hitachi City and Bando City have 7 people each, Tsuchiura City 6 people, Kasama, Yuki, Ishioka and Tote City 5 people each. The total number of infected people in the prefecture is 2,947.
Of the 14 people in Hitachinaka City, 10 are female athletes who belong to the prefectural adult sports team. The prefecture has not announced the team’s name as “not understood”, but the Basketball Women’s Japan League’s “W League” was infected with 10 players from the Hitachi High-Tech Cougars based in Hitachinaka City that day. It has been announced.
Two new infections were found at a food processing plant in the town of Joso, where clusters (groups of infected people) are believed to have occurred. A total of 45 people were infected in this factory. At the “VOGUE” cabaret store in Daikocho, Mito city, it was discovered that a new employee in her twenties was infected.
At the Mito Red Cross Hospital (Mito city), a total of three infections were found, including a 50-year-old doctor and an 80- and 90-year-old woman who were hospitalized. There were a total of 5 infected people related to the hospital.
According to the hospital, the two patients were hospitalized in December last year with symptoms other than infectious diseases and used the same room for a time. The doctor was treating two people.
The hospital will put a total of 33 doctors and nurses suspected of having close contact at home for two weeks, and will stop accepting emergency outpatients from the 8th and new hospitalizations and outpatients from the 12th.
The prefecture and the city of Mito announced that 18 people were discharged from the hospital. The total number of people discharged from the hospital was 2,279. (Chihiro Hosaka, Keiji Dekita)
