People in the Noto Peninsula are trying to return to normal life after a powerful earthquake devastated the region on New Year's Day.

Lunch services resumed at some schools in Wajima City, where water remains cut off and cooking facilities were damaged. Volunteers prepared meals outside the city.

Officials of Noto Town have started receiving applications for subsidies to repair damaged homes.

Over 5,000 evacuees are staying at hotels and inns outside the affected areas. People in the tourism industry in the cities of Kaga, Komatsu, and elsewhere in Ishikawa Prefecture say they will continue accommodating evacuees beyond March.

And Ishikawa Prefecture, alongside Japan's environment ministry, have launched a website with information on pets that went missing during the evacuation.

Meanwhile, healthcare workers from across the country are in the hardest-hit areas to make up for a shortage of medical staff. More than 1,100 Disaster Medical Assistance Teams have been providing support for over six weeks along with the Japanese Red Cross Society and the Japan Medical Association.

A clinic in Suzu City had to suspend medical care when three nurses left the city after the quake. It was able to resume operations on Tuesday with the outside help.

DMAT member Hakozaki Takahiro is coordinating the teams in the region.

He said, "I think we need to keep providing human resources specialized in disasters and capable of providing advice on how to coordinate efforts."

Hakozaki says it is important to continue providing medical support as many evacuees struggle to carry on with ordinary life.