Who is making these decisions?

The final game changer for me. I usually go to exercise at the the small city hall gym in Kyotanabe. When I went to the reception window the office staff gave me the "NG" sign in the "X" shape with their hands. They told me the gym training room is shutdown until March 24 due to the Corona Virus. The order apparently came from the City Hall head administration. I was shocked because they do not have very many people coming to the gym since the Corona Virus scare started. If anything, it would be safer to go to this gym than to go shopping like the Corona virus expert said on the news last night when asked what can people do. I can understand if you have 500-1,000 people coming through a gym, that you have to take precautionary measures. I strongly believe that every prefecture, city and town should have the authority and autonomy to manage and make the best informed decisions for their area, case by case. Think about it, if your small city hall gym only has 20-30 people that come and use the facility throughout the day, staff will still be working whether or not the gym is open, then it should definitely not be closed. In fact, if anything, wouldn’t you want people to continue exercising so they can stay healthier and fight off any illnesses? Why would you shutdown a facility that actually is helping people stay healthy to fight against the Corona virus or the flu or to stay in good health? It makes no sense at all. So I asked the staff person if the entire gym complex and tennis courts will be shutdown. They said “no,” anyone who privately wants to reserve and use the facilities can, but they have to cancel anything that is hosted by the gym office as it is under the city hall. In short, the government does not want any responsibility should the Corona Virus appear in this area or facility. But they will remain open for private citizens to use, so they will not have any responsibility in these cases. So it goes back to the Japanese way of thinking “all or nothing.” There is no gray area. The “man ga ichi” (one in a million) way of thinking is engrained in Japanese society and culture. So on one hand, it is much safer and easier for a conservative government to just close down everything. But on the other hand, it punishes everyone based on a “man ga ichi,” low risk or small chance that something will happen way of thinking. No one gave any real thought that keeping the gym open may keep its residents healthier and happier. If not, what are they going to do outside of hibernate in their homes and watch NHK news for more stressful and depressing news about the Corona Virus? Go shopping??? :(