My hometown of Matsuyama City goes under strict restrictions against the coronavirus pandemic on Apr. 25th. The restriction is supposed to be the toughest ever. Restaurants and bars are prohibited from serving alcoholic drinks all day and they must be closed at 20:00. They are receiving some support from the government, but they are only the minimum necessities. Big commercial and amusements facilities are required to shut down. The authorities request us commoners to refrain from shopping expeditions except for food, clothing, and other necessities. This restriction is planned to continue until May 11th. The vacation season, which we call the "Golden Week", is included in this period. The travel agencies, hotels, and lots of shops would suffer heavy losses.
Vaccinations are finally on track in Japan, too. Due to the smaller number of infected people than other countries, the delivery of the vaccine was delayed in Japan, but it has just started. The domestic vaccine will appear until the end of this year. I'd like to go on overseas trips this summer, but hopes seem to be slim. I hope that the world will come back to what it used to be as soon as possible.
(Vocabulary)
suffer heavy [high, great] losses in the business 商売で大損害をこうむる
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