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[Tokio 14 de Reuters]- On the 14th, the government decided to suspend the “GoTo Travel” tourism demand stimulus measure throughout the country from January 28 to 11 next year. The government, which has aimed to prevent the spread of the new corona virus and balance economic and social activities, has been cautious about stopping the business once, but the number of infected people continues to rise and a subcommittee of experts The policy was modified in response to the proposal by.
At a meeting of the New Corona Infectious Disease Control Headquarters held in the Prime Minister’s Office on the 14th, Prime Minister Yoshii Suga said: “From the end of the year to the beginning of the year, we will stop the spread of infection, reduce the burden on medical institutions, etc., and we will enter into a quiet new year. We will take the greatest measures so that we can do so. “
Until the 27th, GoTo Travel will suspend the use of trips to Tokyo and Nagoya, in addition to Sapporo and Osaka. From January 28 to 11, it will stop throughout the country and, from January 12, it will be decided again based on the contagion situation at that time.
Prime Minister Kan also said he had to call for a further extension of the restaurant’s business hours, saying that the cooperation money to be paid to restaurants in each region is “during the end of the year and the New Year period, the amount of support doubled for a maximum of one month. We will support 1.2 million yen. “
In addition, we will expand and expand the income compensation for vacant beds, etc. for medical institutions that support patients with crown. The amount of support for doctors and nurses will also double. It also helps hospitals outsource cleaning to private companies so that nurses can focus on their core tasks.
In Tokyo, 305 new coronavirus infections were confirmed this day. The number of seriously ill people was 73, an increase of 3 from the previous day.
Since late November, when the government called for three weeks of competition, the number of people infected with the new crown has continued to rise across the country, surpassing 3,000 in one day on the 12th, a record. In response to this situation, the new Corona Infectious Disease Control Subcommittee by experts said on day 11 that the infection spread or is high in the area where the second most serious measures are required “equivalent in stage 3” with 4 stages of infection. If it has been stopped, it is recommended to suspend the GoTo Travel and Eat business.
According to a poll conducted by Mainichi Shimbun last weekend, only 14% of people evaluated the government’s measures against the new crown, and the approval rating of the Kan Cabinet plummeted to 40%, and the disapproval rating exceeded the approval rating. Was.
On the night of the 14th, Prime Minister Kan told reporters of the day’s decision: “I would like you to stop the corona infection at all costs and cooperate with me. I made my own decision based on that thought.”
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Hitoshi Ishida, Yoshifumi Takemoto Editing: Nobuhiro Kubo
