At the press conference on the 15th, Keizai Doyukai's secretary-general Sakurada said that the government's decision to suspend "Go To Travel" nationwide was a reasonable decision considering the spread of the infection. Regarding the decision of the time, he said, "Going to hell, pulling to hell", and he thought that it was an extremely difficult decision.
Among them, Secretary-General Sakurada said that the government decided to suspend "Go To Travel" nationwide from December 28th to January 11th next year, based on the recommendations of the subcommittee. We must not abandon our stance of both preventing and maintaining the economy, but I think it is a reasonable decision as a result of the sense of crisis about the magnitude of the recent infection. "
In addition, regarding whether the decision to suspend the infection is appropriate while the infection has already spread, Secretary-general Sakurada said, "If you delay the decision in hell, even if you go forward, it will be worse if you delay the decision. It is a consequential theory whether it should have been late, "he said, saying that it was an extremely difficult decision.
On that basis, he said, "It is necessary for each citizen to think about what they can do, but there is not enough data and facts to make a decision." He acknowledged that it is important to disclose information that is easy for the public to judge regarding infection prevention measures. Was emphasized.