Tokyo’s anti-crowding coronavirus countermeasures backfire on trains May 7 04:01 pm JST May 7 | 04:04 pm JST TOKYO
Along with a handful of other prefectures in Japan, Tokyo’s government on April 29 declared a state of emergency, prompted by a resurgent spike in coronavirus infections. The declaration involved asking citizens and businesses to comply with a number of protocols meant to combat the spread of the disease by preventing people from spending extended periods of time gathered in public places, such as shops and restaurants.
This also included anti-crowding measures for public transportation providers to follow, and on Thursday morning the result of those anti-crowding policies looked like this.
新橋駅に近い公園で午後5時半…仕事帰りの男性4人「仕方なく来た、1杯飲んだら帰る」 : yomiDr /ヨミドクター(読売新聞)
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