Large-scale event hosted by Tokyo Metropolitan Government In principle, postponed or canceled on February 21 at 15:48
In order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will postpone or cancel large-scale indoor events and meal-providing events for the next three weeks.
This was clarified during the meeting of the New Coronavirus Countermeasures Headquarters held on March 21 in Tokyo.
According to this, the next three weeks until next month 15 will be regarded as an “important period for preventing the spread of infection,” during which large-scale indoor events organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and meals both indoors and outdoors The event that provides is, in principle, postponed or canceled.
However, if it is difficult to change the schedule, such as entrance examinations, graduation ceremonies, and qualification exams, we will take measures against infectious diseases before implementing them.
At the meeting on the 21st, three doctors specializing in infectious diseases attended and advised.
Among them, the vice chairman of the Tokyo Medical Association, Masataka Inoguchi, said that infectious diseases caused by the new coronavirus have surfaced from severe cases, but that many mildly ill people should be considered latent, and that He pointed out that outbreaks could occur suddenly.
Marriage event also canceled
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on March 22 that it will cancel the marriage hunting event scheduled to be held at a commercial facility in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. The event was to be attended by around 500 people, including men and women who would like to get married and parents with single children.
Governor Koike "This 3 weeks is a crucial moment"
At a press conference, Governor Koike stated, "We have decided that these three weeks have been regarded as a crucial moment, based on the current trends," and stated his determination to prevent the spread of infection.
He added, "If we postpone or cancel each event, or change the content of the event, we will use the Tokyo homepage or SNS to promptly inform the participants." In the future, he said, "We will make appropriate reviews based on our overall infection prevention policies."