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Governor Yuriko Koike calls for cooperation to prevent the spread of infection = in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
In response to the rapid spread of the new coronavirus infection, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike will shorten business hours to 10 pm on the 25th at restaurants and karaoke shops serving alcoholic beverages throughout Tokyo except the islands. Announced to request. The deadline will be 20 days from December 28 to 17, and a flat fee of 400,000 yen will be paid to small and medium-sized companies that respond to the request. (Sadatoshi Ogura)
Since September 15, the request to shorten the working day of the capital in the 23 districts was lifted. Reduce the chances of infection and maintain the health care system. In an extraordinary meeting on the 25th, Governor Koike organized a panel that declared “Short-term concentration of infection countermeasures” and called “Please refrain from going out unnecessarily and urgently as much as possible to prevent further spread of infection. “.
The number of infected people per day in Tokyo increased dramatically in November, reaching more than 500 for three consecutive days starting on the 19th. The number of seriously ill people, which is an important indicator, reached 54 on the 25th, the number highest since the cancellation of the declaration of emergency was updated for the second day in a row.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government estimates that the number of companies subject to the request for time savings will be 45,000, and will eliminate it exclusively on the 26th with a supplementary budget of 20,000 million yen. The previous cooperation fee was 150,000 to 200,000 yen, but it was increased in consideration of the influence of the peak season at the end of the year.
Regarding the national tourism support project “Go To Travel”, Governor Koike reiterated his intention not to request exclusion, saying that “the government must make decisions from a national perspective.” On the other hand, “Motto Tokyo”, a unique tourism support project for citizens traveling to Tokyo, will suspend new sales during the time-saving application period, saying it has a responsibility to control the spread of infection in Tokyo and save lives.
The national “Go To Eat” restaurant support project will suspend the issuance of new meal tickets and ask that they refrain from using issued tickets and meal points.
