prefectures, and was expanded to the entire nation, including Mie prefecture, on April 16, 2020. This led to behavioral changes in patients and affected access to medical facilities. 2,3 S ince late 2019, COVID-19 has spread worldwide. 1The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020 and lockdowns were implemented in several major cities around the world to control infection.In Japan, the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the middle of January 2020. The first case of COVID-19 in