The city of Sapporo is on alert stage 4

The number of people in the Susukino area of Sapporo's entertainment district has been almost halved.

For the fourth day in a row, the number of new infections exceeded 200 in Hokkaido.

Yesterday, the number was still high at 189.

The city of Sapporo alone had 124 new cases, the eighth straight day with more than 100.

The Hokkaido governor and the mayor of Sapporo held an emergency meeting and agreed to take strong measures.

The city of Sapporo is on alert stage 4.

Visitors are asked to refrain from going out of the city and from traveling to and from Sapporo if the risk of infection cannot be avoided.

They will also refrain from traveling to and from Sapporo if the risk of infection cannot be avoided, and will use new containment measures to prevent the spread of the disease.

We feel a strong sense of urgency to bring the situation under control by the end of November.