Impact on school closures Support for food ingredients suppliers, etc.MEXT March 5, 13:33
Regarding temporary school closure due to the spread of the new coronavirus, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hagiuda says at the Budget Committee of the House of Councilors that the company that supplies ingredients for school lunches will be affected, and will support it. Was shown.
In this context, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hagikuda stated that the school was closed temporarily. "Sudden demands placed a heavy burden on various areas, but due to the great efforts of local governments, 99% of schools were closed at the time of the rush. Have been maintained. "
In addition, regarding the impact on school lunches, “Every company that had planned to deliver ingredients has had a considerable impact. I would like to respond to that, "he said.
On the other hand, over the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Minister Hashimoto said, "IOC has the authority to make the final decision on the event, but a statement from the IOC Executive Committee on March 3rd said," The event will be held from July 24. We will do our best to make the tournament a success, and President Bach said, "There were no words to cancel or postpone the tournament at the board meeting." Close working with the IOC, the Organizing Committee and Tokyo I want to cooperate with them. "