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【original title】The metropolitan area of Japan restarts the anti-epidemic emergency: the number of new cases throughout the country in a single day exceeds 6000
Reference News Network reported on January 8According to a report by Kyodo News in Tokyo on January 7, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga issued an emergency declaration for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the three prefectures of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa at the New Infection Headquarters Meeting. for Coronavirus on the 7th. The schedule is from January 8 to February 7.
This is another statement based on the special measures law from April last year. Yoshihide Suga attaches great importance to economic activities and initially maintained a negative attitude towards the new announcement, but finally considered that containing the epidemic should come first.
According to a report by Japan’s “Yomiuri Shimbun” on January 7, the reporter learned on the 6th that the draft basic response policy was revised by issuing an emergency declaration in response to the new pneumonia epidemic of the crown. It mainly includes the requirement that restaurants in Tokyo and other cities and 3 prefectures close their businesses before 8 o’clock every night, and the number of people for large-scale events is limited to 5,000 or less. In addition, the number of attendees is also required to be reduced by 70% and not to go out at night unless necessary.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will issue an emergency declaration for Tokyo and the three prefectures of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa at the government response headquarters meeting on the 7th.
The decision to issue an emergency declaration is made after discussion by a basic response policy advisory committee comprised of experts and will be notified to Congress in advance.
The draft will be based on the excuse of “avoiding eating in restaurants with a higher risk of contagion”, requiring that restaurants close before 8 pm, and that places that provide alcohol close before 7 pm.
For those companies that agree to shorten their business hours, the government originally planned to provide a subsidy equivalent to a maximum of 40,000 yen (approximately US $ 387) per day during the New Year’s Day period ending on the 11th of this month, and the local government will pay this amount. spending.
To improve the effectiveness of anti-epidemic measures, the subsidy amount will be increased to 60,000 yen per day from the 12th, and the central government will bear 80% of the cost. As a measure to help small and medium-sized enterprises, an investigation will also be launched into the reissue of “continuous subsidies”.
As for activities such as sporting events and concerts, the government originally required that the areas with the most severe epidemics not hold large-scale events with more than 5,000 people around the New Year, the new draft will continue with this measure.
In addition, companies should also implement the online office, strive to reduce attendance by 70%, and minimize work after 8pm.
In order to minimize the impact on the economy and society, elementary and secondary schools have not uniformly requested suspension of classes, and college entrance exams will also be implemented as planned.
On the other hand, regarding the issue of special accommodations for entrepreneurs who have recently requested entry from 11 countries and regions, including China and South Korea, all of them may be suspended during the implementation of the declaration.
Additionally, Kyodo News reported on January 7 in Tokyo that the number of newly diagnosed new corona infections in Japan on the 7th reached 6,100, a record in a single day.
According to a report by the Tokyo Central News Agency on January 7, Tokyo, Japan added 2,447 confirmed cases that day. After yesterday’s 1,591, it has set a new single-day record for two consecutive days, showing that the rapid spread of the epidemic is hard to contain. The number of seriously ill patients also increased by 8 compared to yesterday, to a total of 121, a record.
The Japan Broadcasting Association reported that the number of new cases of new coronary pneumonia in Tokyo in a single day has exceeded 1,000 for three consecutive days, and the cumulative number of cases so far has been 68,790.Return to Sohu to see more
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