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Don’t Come to Our Prefecture!

New infections and deaths from Covid-19 are being reported every day. The government declared a state of emergency and issued many guidelines which people were not legally bound to follow in Japan. However, calls to refrain from leaving the house were mostly heeded by the Japanese people. Regional differences in the number of people infected were also noted. While there were none or only a few in some prefectures, in larger cities, there were many. Afraid of a second wave of infections, even areas that used to welcome tourists asked them not to come.

新型しんがたコロナウイルスころなうぃるす
shinngata korona’uirusu
Covid-nineteen
no
from
あらたな感染者かんせんしゃすう
aratana kannsennsha’suu
new infections
ya
and
死者数ししゃすう
shisha’suu ga
deaths
毎日まいにち
mainichi
every day
報道ほうどうされています。
houdou sarete i masu.
are being reported
政府せいふ
seifu ha
(the) government
緊急きんきゅう事態じたい宣言せんげんをはじめ、
kinnkyuu jitai senngenn wo hajime,
has declared (a) state of emergency and
さまざまな
samazamana
many
要請ようせい
yousei wo
guidelines
しました
shi mashita
issued
が、
ga,
which
日本にほん
nihonn
Japan
では
deha
in
法的ほうてき拘束力こうそくりょくはありません。
houteki kousokuryoku ha ari masenn.
(people) are not legally bound to follow
しかし、
shikashi,
however
外出がいしゅつ
gaishutsu wo
leaving the house
ひかえる
hikaeru
refrain from
びかけに、
yobikake ni,
calls to
おおくの
ooku no
mostly
日本人にほんじん
nihonnjinn ha
(the) Japanese people
したがっていました。
shitagatte i mashita.
were heeded by
感染者かんせんしゃすう
kannsennsha’suu
people infected (the) number of
no
in
地域差ちいきさ
chiikisa
regional differences
mo
also
発表はっぴょうされました。
happyou sare mashita.
were noted
一人ひとり
hitori mo
none
ていない
dete i nai
[infected]
または
mata ha
or
すくないけん
sukunai kenn
only a few (in some) prefectures
がある
ga aru
there were
一方いっぽう
ippou
whlie
大都市だいとし
daitoshi
larger cities
では
deha
in
たくさん
takusann
many
いました。
i mashita.
there were
観光客かんこうきゃく
kannkoukyaku wo
tourists
歓迎かんげいしていた
kanngeishite ita
(that) used to welcome
地域ちいき
chiiki
areas
も、
mo,
even
だい
dai’niha
(a) second wave
による
ni yoru
of
感染かんせん
kannsenn wo
infections
おそれ、
osore,
afraid of
いま
ima ha
now
ないよう
konai you
not to come
びかけました。
yobikake mashita.
asked them

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