`` Prevent childcare from attending, but maintain necessary childcare, '' Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare 11:19 on April 10
Regarding the response of daycare centers in the area subject to the declaration of emergency, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato has refrained from attending kindergartens as much as possible, while taking measures to maintain the childcare of parents whose parents have difficulty taking time off work. I called.
At a press conference, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato reiterated the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's response policy, stating that local governments differed in response to childcare centers in areas subject to the declaration of emergency.
Among them, Minister Kato asked parents who could take a break from work and stay at home, for example, to refrain from attending kindergartens, and to consider reducing the acceptance scale, as well as to prevent children and staff from becoming infected. He was asked to consider temporary closures if confirmed or if the infection in the area had increased significantly.
At the same time, he called for measures to maintain the childcare of parents who are unable to take time off work, such as industries required to maintain medical and social functions and single-parent families.
Minister Kato stated, "I would like you to provide childcare to those who need it with the utmost care in preventing infection."