When essential facilities close down, the effects can be devastating for those who rely on them in their daily lives. Day care centers for the elderly are one key example.
After clusters of COVID-19 infections were reported at some such facilities in Nagoya in March, the Nagoya Municipal Government requested that a total of 126 day care centers in two of the city's wards close down for two weeks.
During that period, nursing care workers struggled to continue providing services for elderly people to maintain their health.