Since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out in early 2020, 155 million cases and 3.25 million deaths have been registered worldwide. All governments have a budget destined to alleviate the effects of the coronavirus, although, given what has happened in Noto, they do not always spend the money where they should. What has happened? This city in Japan has built a statue of a giant squid, whose price has been 27 million yen, about 200,000 euros to change, nothing more and nothing less.Noto is a city located in the prefecture of Ishikawa and, as is logical , its inhabitants are not at all happy with the use that has been made of the money destined to combat Covid-19. Criticisms from neighbors have not been long in coming, although the local government defends that the construction of the giant squid was necessary to make the city known as a “fishing municipality.” Noto is well known for its squid, and in the Asian country it is It is common for those sites that have a giant statue or a mascot to become a reference tourist destination. For this reason, the local government calls for calm, ensuring that in the long term the squid statue in the city of Japan, 12 meters long, will report a lot of economic income thanks to the new visitors.Coronavirus in Japan But, ¿ Is the construction of the statue really justified? It seems not. The explanations of the local government have not convinced the neighbors, even more so considering that this Friday Japan will prolong the state of emergency due to Covid-19 in Tokyo and three other regions, and will impose a series of restrictions in several departments by and increase of cases.The emergency measures consist of the temporary closure of hospitality establishments that serve alcohol and the recommendation that department stores close their doors. At this time, the Asian country is facing the fourth local wave of the coronavirus, registering an average of 5,300 new ones. daily cases. Although the magnitude of the pandemic remains limited compared to other countries in the world, the Japanese health system is on the verge of collapse and the vaccination campaign is not progressing as fast as it should.
A city in Japan spends money to fight coronavirus on the statue of a giant squid
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