On October 19, Hirosaki City requested restaurants in the city to cooperate with the closure from October 20 to 31.

On October 12, Hirosaki City confirmed the first person positive for the new coronavirus in the Hirosaki Health Center jurisdiction. Since then, the number of infected people has increased, and on the 15th, Aomori Prefecture announced that a cluster infection occurred at a restaurant in Hirosaki City.

Due to the spread of infection, Hirosaki City suspended the use of public facilities, temporarily closed public elementary and junior high schools, and held the "10th Hirosaki City New Coronavirus Infectious Disease Control Headquarters" meeting on the 19th. Decided to request a 12-day leave for about 1000 restaurants. Announced that it will provide a cooperation fee of 200,000 yen per store to the stores that cooperate with the closure.

During the period, take-out and delivery sales are subject to application, business up to 21st is a grace period, and stores that are closed all day from 22nd to 31st are subject to application.

Former Mayor Hiroshi Sakurada says, "I would like to ask for compassionate actions, wearing masks, washing hands, disinfecting, cough etiquette, temperature measurement, and avoiding three stakes."

The application method will be announced on the Hirosaki City website.