On the night of February 21, when the request for shortening the time of restaurants disappeared due to the cancellation of the “spread prevention measures”, there were signs that the city was regaining its vitality.
At the steak shop in the downtown area of Naha City, which has returned to normal business after the 43-day spread prevention period from the beginning of the year, most of the seats are filled with customers who have been waiting for this day, and the staff is busy cooking with orders that keep coming in. It was broken. Mr. Yasuhito Ohama, Okinawa Techno Create, said, “I have a feeling of relief (to cancel the spread prevention measures) and a desire to tighten my mind and do business.” The customer said, “It’s insanely delicious. It’s insanely delicious. Thanks to the lack of time reduction, I think I’ve had time to enjoy it slowly.”
During the spread prevention period, this group closed its business at 9 pm in cooperation with the time saving request.
In addition, because the number of customers was halved, it was necessary to devise ways to maintain employment, such as sending staff to another store.
Mr. Yasuhito Ohama, Okinawa Techno Create, said, “There were times when customers stopped coming to tourist spots at all, and even at our company, a considerable number of stores were temporarily closed.”
The prefecture has positioned the period until the end of March 2022 as the “re-infection suppression period” and is calling for the use of restaurants to be “less than 4 people and within 2 hours” to avoid overcrowding.
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