茨城県独自の緊急事態宣言の延長についての市長コメント（2021年2月5日）

本日、大井川知事が記者会見を行い、茨城県独自の緊急事態宣言を2月28日（日曜日）まで延長することが発表されました。病床稼働数は、依然として高い水準で推移しており、宣言を解除する状況に至っておらず、緊急事態宣言を解除するには、「病床稼働数」と「1日当たりの陽性者数」を重視し、医療体制及び感染状況を総合的に判断するということです。この期間について、引き続き県内全域での不要不急の外出・移動の自粛、県内全ての飲食店の午後8時から午前5時までの営業自粛（酒類の提供は午後7時まで）等の要請がありました。飲食店の時短営業については、全期間ご協力頂いた場合、茨城県が協力金として1店舗当たり84万円を支給する予定です。また、県有施設は感染症対策を講じた上で、2月8日（月曜日）以降に順次再開することも発表されています。

2月28日（日曜日）までの期間について、つくば市では一部の事業について中止や延期を行うとともに、以下のとおり対応します。

オンライン配信等の感染リスクの低いイベントを除き、原則中止もしくは延期となります。イベントに関する情報は市のホームページに掲載しています。詳細はリンク先をご覧ください。

高齢者の利用が多く見込まれる老人福祉センター、いきいきプラザなどは休館となりますが、その他の公共施設、スポーツ施設等については、一部利用制限を伴う場合もありますが、原則開館します。

特段休校等は行いません。県の要請を踏まえ、大会や練習試合、合宿等は中止となります。学校体育施設開放事業は、期間中は停止となります。

県内では56名の感染者が判明し、つくば市では1名の感染が県から発表されました（濃厚接触者）。2月に入り県内の感染者数は減少傾向にありますが、今後さらに感染を抑えていくためには、一人ひとりが、気を緩めることなく感染予防策を徹底することが大切です。
市民の皆様には、大変なご負担をおかけしますが、引き続きご協力をお願いいたします。

つくば市長 五十嵐 立青

Comment from the Mayor Regarding Extension of Ibaraki Prefecture’s Own State of Emergency (February 5, 2021)

Provisional Translation

At a press conference today, Ibaraki Governor Oigawa announced that he would extend the Prefectural State of Emergency until Sunday, February 28. He explained that the Prefecture had not reached a point where the State of Emergency could be lifted, because the hospital bed occupancy rate remained very high. Lifting of the State of Emergency will be determined after comprehensively taking into consideration the state of the medical system and infection situation, with particular attention paid to the bed occupancy rate and the number of infected persons per day.The Governor made requests to the entire Prefecture to continue to avoid non-essential travel, and to all restaurants and bars in the Prefecture to withhold services between 8pm and 5pm (and to stop serving alcohol at 7pm) during this period. Ibaraki Prefecture intends to provide a subsidy of 840,000 yen per restaurant/bar if they cooperate in the request to close early for the entire period. Also, Ibaraki Prefecture announced that it would reopen Prefectural-owned facilities from Monday, February 8 in stages after taking thorough countermeasures against infections.

For the period until Sunday, February 28, Tsukuba City will cancel or postpone some of its events and projects and take the following measures.

Events co-organized by the City

In principle, all events will be cancelled or postponed except for events with a low risk of infection such as events streamed online. Details of events will be updated on the City's official website.

Public Facilities

Public facilities such as Senior Citizens Welfare Center and Iki Iki Plaza which are often used by elderly persons will be closed. However, other public facilities and sports facilities will reopen in principle, though they may be subject to some restrictions. The details of each facility will be updated on the City's official website.

Response for Schools

Schools will remain open as usual. However, in response to the Prefecture's request, school sport events, training matches and training camps will be cancelled. Also, school sports facilities will not be open for external activity.

Ibaraki Prefecture announced that 56 people were found positive in the Prefecture and one of these was a Tsukuba resident (confirmed positive following close contact with infected persons). Although the number of infected cases has been going down since the beginning of February, in order to further reduce the number, it is important for each and every one of us to continue to thoroughly comply with preventative measures.
We sincerely apologize for the great inconvenience this may cause for you, but we appreciate your continued cooperation.

Tatsuo Igarashi
Mayor of Tsukuba