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Corona Infection Spreads in Depa Basement and Consumer Electronics Stores, with Daily Necessities Section in Danger Zone August 05, 2021, 1:30 p.m.
Request free information from construction companies in the area where you plan to build or in the area of your choice. It has been announced that a number of employees at Hanshin Department Store in Umeda, Osaka and Lumine Est Shinjuku in Tokyo have been infected with a new coronavirus. Although it has not been reported every step of the way, the corona has actually been spreading rapidly, with infected people appearing every day in department stores in central Tokyo these days. All large commercial facilities, including electronics stores, have been busy taking countermeasures.
Around 10 people every day
Since July 26, 2021, 115 employees and others have been found to be infected at the Hanshin Umeda main store in Kita Ward, Osaka City, and the entire building was temporarily closed for two days from July 31. According to Kansai Television, 80% of those infected were employees in the food department. As of August 4, the number of infected people had risen to 128, and the food department on the first basement floor and the first floor had not reopened.
Lumine Est Shinjuku" near the east exit of JR Shinjuku Station was temporarily closed on August 4. According to the Asahi Shimbun, 59 staff members of clothing and food stores have been confirmed to have been infected since July 21. The route of infection was found to be through the homes and friends of the staff, and not through clusters. On the contrary, it is an abnormal situation that more than 50 people were infected in one facility even though it is not a cluster.
Furthermore, on the evening of August 4, Nippon Television Network Corporation reported, "73 infected at Isetan in one week, some sales areas closed. At Isetan Shinjuku, the number of infected employees has been increasing since the end of July, and during the week up to August 3, around 10 people were found to be infected every day. Fifteen stores in the food section, where most of the infected people are located, have been closed, including confectionery and side dishes.
Many cases in department stores in central Tokyo
The websites of department stores in the center of Tokyo show the infection status of their employees every day. For example, the Isetan Shinjuku store.
"On August 1, six employees on the first basement floor of the main building (food products) and one employee on the fourth floor of the main building (jewelry) were found to have been infected with the new coronavirus. "On August 2, a total of 16 people were found to have been infected with the new coronavirus: eight people working on the first basement floor of the Isetan Shinjuku main building (foodstuffs), two people working on the first floor of the main building (women's sundries), two people working on the second floor of the main building (cosmetics), one person working on the second floor of the main building (women's clothing), one person working on the first basement floor of the Men's Building, and two people working in nearby buildings. Mitsukoshi said, "On August 3, it was learned that a worker on the fifth floor of the main building (men's section) of the Mitsukoshi Ginza Store was infected with the new coronavirus.
Nihonbashi Takashimaya said, "On August 3, it was found that an employee of the specialty store at Nihonbashi Takashimaya S.C. was infected with the new coronavirus.
The Tobu Department Store said, "On August 3, it was found that one employee at the Ikebukuro store was infected with the new coronavirus. The employee was an employee of a business partner who worked on the food floor. He wore a mask while working and took measures to prevent the spread of infection, including alcohol hand disinfection.
Matsuya said, "On August 1, two employees of our business partner, one working on the food floor on the first basement floor of the Ginza store and the other on the women's floor on the first floor of the Ginza store, were confirmed to have tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Corona close to home
In Tokyo, due to the spread of the delta strain, 3,000 to 4,000 infections are being reported every day. However, the population is so large that it is difficult to determine who is infected and where. However, the reports on department store websites show that coronas are rampant in our daily lives.
Especially in department stores, I noticed that the "food section" has become a zone to watch out for. When the store is about to close, there is a surge of customers in search of discounted items. Even with masks on, employees are forced to shout louder to attract customers. In the early days of the emergency declaration, there was a sense of tension, and both buyers and sellers were restrained in their words and actions, but recently, many places have returned to normal. Infection among employees is a risk to customers as well.
In addition to department stores, the number of infected people is increasing in places where many customers gather. For example, consumer electronics stores. Bic Camera's website is full of reports of "outbreak of new coronavirus infection": "August 3, Yurakucho Store," "August 1, Ikebukuro Main Store," "August 1, Yurakucho Store," "July 31, Yurakucho Store," "July 31, BicQLo Bic Camera Shinjuku East Exit Store," and "July 31, Ikebukuro Main Store.
Yamada Denki, UNIQLO, and other stores across the country are also reporting cases of infection on a daily basis. You can still check the general situation of infection on the website.
Business as usual after disinfection
The Hanshin Department Store stands out among the other companies' responses. According to H2O Retailing, which operates the department store, the number of infected people seems to have increased, partly because PCR tests were conducted on about 2,000 people.
According to a report by Kansai TV on March 3, H2O Retailing said, "We are astonished at the large number of infected people despite our enhanced countermeasures. We will do our utmost to reopen all of our stores by strengthening ventilation, conducting PCR tests, and carrying out scientific investigations," the company said.
In many department stores in Tokyo, when an infected person is found, "we identify the behavior of the worker in question, disinfect and clean the area appropriately, and then open for business as usual the next day. There are glimpses of frustration as to why someone was infected despite the considerable cost and measures taken to prevent the spread of infection, such as temperature checks, wearing masks, and alcohol disinfection. Some of the stores clearly indicate the number of customers in the building at all times. However, if, like the Hanshin Department Store, more detailed tests, such as PCR testing of the employees involved, were conducted after the infection was discovered, it is likely that the number of infected people would increase even more.
