To prevent heatstroke and COVID-19, Ibaraki vending machines dispense free cold water to students

The vending machines have been set up at 14 different elementary and middle schools in Tsukubamirai city. As temperatures soar, the rising number of individuals who have been hospitalized or passed away due to heatstroke has increased this past summer. For one city in Ibaraki prefecture, to lower the risk of heatstroke and to limit […]