State of Emergency Has Been Declared(Excerpt)
Decided on August 25, 2021
Revised: September 9, 2021
Gifu Prefecture Headquarters for Novel Coronavirus Disease Control
Implementation Period: September 13, 2021 - September 30, 2021

（The underlined part in the table is the change made due to the extension of theemergency measures.）

1) To residents of the prefecture- Even during the daytime, if not necessary refrain from going out or moving from one
place to another.

- As much as possible, avoid going to crowded areas.
- Avoid going out unnecessarily after 8pm.
- If one must go out, try to interact with as few people as possible, with the exception offamily members living with you. Avoid going to places where and when there are a lot ofpeople around.

- Avoid going to restaurants or other establishments which do not take appropriate measures
to prevent infection or which do not shorten business hours as requested by thegovernment.

- If possible, avoid visiting hometown, traveling, or moving between cities, towns,
prefectures.
-Avoid engaging in high risk behaviors that can spread infection such as gathering andeating with a group of people at parks or on sidewalks, etc.

12) To business operators
Requesting for temporary closure or shortened business hours
 Requesting restaurants or other eating establishments to temporarily close or
shorten business hours.
-Restaurants (including casual drinking establishments), coffee shop, etc.
Note: Take-out and delivery services are exempted.
However, wedding halls are under the same restrictions as restaurants.

Types of-Entertainment facilities such as bars, or establishments that are operating

businesses

by license under the Food Hygiene Act.

affectedNote: Establishments such as internet cafe, comic cafe, or other establishments whose
purpose is to provide users a place to stay long hours into the night are exempted.
-Throughout the prefecture

Areas affected
Extension

September 13 (Mon) - September 30 (Thu)

Period-Eating establishments that serve alcoholic beverages or provide karaoke equipment-are requested to temporarily close.

-Note: This restriction also applies to karaoke establishments that have no permits toserve alcohol, and also to establishments that allow customers to bring in their own

DetailsofRequests

Karaoke establishments that have no license to serve food and drinks.

drinks.
-Other business establishments that serve food and beverage besides the ones
mentioned above are urged to shorten business hours: Open at 5:00 close by 20:00.
Note: This restriction includes even establishments that do not serve alcoholic
beverage, and includes even establishments that do not offer karaoke equipment.

-Businesses that have complied throughout the entire duration will be paida financial support grant.
Small & medium businesses: 40,000 yen ~ 100,000 yen (per day)
Note: Minimum amount of 30,000 yen has been increased to 40,000 yen.

FinancialLarge businesses: Reduction in daily sales x 0.4 (per day)supportNote: Maximum of 200,000 yen.
Small & medium businesses can also choose this option.
-Karaoke establishments that have no license to serve food and/or beverage:
20,000 yen per day.

Fine

Maximum 300,000 yen (the fine has been raised from 200,000 yen to 300,000 yen）

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Requesting large facilities to shorten business hours, etc.
 We request that large facilities throughout the prefecture shorten business hours (exceptfacilities that cater or provide services essential to daily living).

Types of facilities

ExamplesTheatres, etc.

Theatres, viewing areas, opera houses, cinemas,planetariums etc.

Meeting venues

Gathering venues, public halls, exhibition centers,
rental spaces, cultural centers, multi-purpose halls, etc.

Requested Actions
・Facility with floor area greater than
1,000 ㎡ are requested to shorten
business hours to 20:00(Events, movie theaters until 9pm)
Note: Facilities of 1,000 ㎡ orHotels, etc.
(Only applied to rooms used for gathering)

Hotels & Japanese Inns

Exercise and sports facilities

Gymnasiums, swimming pools, athletic sports areas,
baseball fields, golf courses, tennis grounds, battingcenters, martial arts dojos, archery ranges, bowlingalleys, sports clubs, yoga studios, theme parks &amusement areas, etc.

Museums, etc.

Museums, art museums, libraries, science museums,
memorial halls, aquariums, zoos, botanical gardens, etc.

less should make efforts to shorten
business hours.
・Take steps to reduce crowding
inside and outside facilities
・Limit the number of people
entering, post notices about
entrance restrictions on websites,Amusement arcades, etc.

Mahjong palours, pachinko parlours, game centers etc.

Entertainment facilities

Private video viewing rooms, bathing facilities withprivate rooms, shooting ranges, horse racing betting
stores, off track car racing betting stores, etc.

・Urge people not provide alcoholic

Retail stores(excluding businesses thatprovide daily necessities)

Large scale retail stores, shopping centers, department
stores, etc.

users themselves), and not toService businesses(excluding businesses thatcater to daily necessities)

Spas, nail salons, beauty parlours, relaxation parlours,etc.

etc.

beverages (including drinks
brought into the establishments byprovide karaoke equipment.
・Closely follow guidelines as
specified for each type of businessNote: We will provide financial assistance to large facilities which comply with the request,
as well as to other businesses inside such large facilities which are affected by the shorteningof business hours.

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