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Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike calls for cooperation to prevent the spread of infection = 25 in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
In order to curb the spread of the new corona virus infection, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has again requested shorter business hours for restaurants serving alcoholic beverages. “We must do everything possible to protect the lives of the citizens of Tokyo and avoid the collapse of medical care.” Governor Yuriko Koike stood out at the extraordinary meeting on the 25th and asked for understanding.
Until last week, there was a lot of cautious debate within the metropolitan government. The situation is different from the spread of infection in the summer, as most of the infection routes are occupied by households and there were voices saying: “How effective is it even if the store is closed?” Financial resources for cooperation money paid to the commercial operator were also a problem.
However, on the 24th, the number of seriously ill people announced by the city increased sharply from 41 the day before to 51, and the atmosphere changed completely. The number of seriously ill people is an index that Governor Koike himself has repeatedly said is “the most important”, and members of the Tokyo expert council also noted that “if the number continues to rise, it will be difficult to balance it with care. ordinary medical “.
“I have no choice but to act” (city executive), and the city decided to apply for another business to save time. The government has abolished the upper limit of subsidies for cooperation funds, which had been set as “up to 20% of the number of stores in each prefecture,” and supported the fact that 14.4 billion yen of the 20 thousand Millions of yen of the city’s project cost could be covered by national funds. At the meeting on the 25th, Governor Koike said that “the number of infected people decreased in the previous request” and that some effect can be expected.
On the other hand, the request to temporarily exclude the city from the government’s tourism support project “Go To Travel” was postponed. Governor Koike explained: “To prevent the spread of infection, both arrivals and departures need to be stopped. It is a matter of national judgment from a national perspective.” According to a person familiar with the matter, in the meeting with Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Minister of Economic Revitalization on the 24th, the debate on whether the government or the capital should decide the temporary exclusion was parallel. (Fu Okamoto)
