In April 2021, in response to the explosive increase in the number of people infected with the new coronavirus due to the epidemic of the British mutant strain, Osaka Prefecture requested universities in the prefecture to hold online classes and refrain from club activities.At the request of Osaka City University, from April 4th, face-to-face lessons will be switched online to the extent possible.

 According to Osaka Prefecture, the request was for a period of priority measures such as spread prevention (until May 5), and was requested to universities, junior colleges, colleges of technology, etc. in the prefecture.
・ In principle, make classes online, and if it is difficult, avoid crowding by dividing classes or using large classrooms.
・ Thoroughly refrain from club activities
-Requested two points.

 In Osaka Prefecture, the second state of emergency was lifted at the end of February, but the number of infected people has continued to increase again in March, and recently new infected people are appearing every day.For this reason, priority measures such as prevention of spread have been applied from April 2, and Osaka Prefecture has called for the business hours of restaurants to be until 2:3 pm.

 As a result, although the number of people going out at night has been decreasing, the number of newly infected people per day has exceeded 1 due to the warmer climate and the epidemic of the British mutant strain, exceeding Tokyo. became.It is said that signs of medical collapse have begun to appear.

 At the request of Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City University has switched face-to-face lessons online as much as possible, and is calling on students taking face-to-face lessons to thoroughly implement infection prevention measures.

reference:[Osaka Prefecture] Efforts to prevent the spread of infection (requests to citizens of the prefecture, holding of events, facilities, etc.)
[Osaka City University] Class policy for the 3rd year of Reiwa

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