“Japan Water Business Association” Calls for the same person to prevent infections New Corona July 10 4:12
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus reached a record 224 on the 9th in Tokyo. Above all, a sense of crisis is growing in Kabukicho in Shinjuku, where many infected people are present. A group of women who work at restaurants accompanied by entertainment visited night clubs on the 9th and called for the need to prevent infection.
The call was made by the Japan Water Business Association, a general incorporated association made by women working at nightclubs and cabaret clubs in Tokyo.
Recently in Tokyo, the new coronavirus infection has spread again, and the highest number of 224 infected people was confirmed on the 9th.
Above all, in Shinjuku Kabukicho, there are many restaurants with entertainment, and there are many infected people, so the representatives of the association visited snacks and nightclubs on the night of the 9th, and the owners needed to take measures against infection. , Explained what to do when employees are suspected of being infected.
In order to make customers visit with peace of mind, some restaurants that are entertaining have taken steps to prevent infections and have employees actively undergo PCR testing, but measures have been taken. It means that some stores do not.
Kaori Koga, representative of the Japan Water Business Association, said, “I am sorry that there are parts that are actually annoying other industries due to the presence of infected people, but some stores voluntarily take infection prevention measures. There are many. We want the government to understand that many employees cannot eat unless they work, and we want to support them."
30% of infected people in Tokyo At restaurants accompanied by customers
The reason why the association is getting a sense of crisis is that it has recently been pointed out that the infection has spread to restaurants that serve customers, such as host clubs and cabaret clubs in Shinjuku Kabukicho.
According to the announcement by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the number of new coronavirus infections newly confirmed in Tokyo over the 7 days from the 2nd to the 8th of this month is 756, of which 277 more than 30% are host clubs and cabaret clubs. I was an employee and customer of a restaurant that served customers.
By area, the Shinjuku area where Kabukicho is located has the most 208 people, and the Ikebukuro area has 18 people.
Also, 70% of the total 531 people are in their 20s and 30s, and there are no seriously ill persons.
Some stores close to customers
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government also announced on the 9th that it would subsidize the cooperation fee when requesting a leave from a host club.
However, some of the restaurants that serve customers have been infected by some host clubs, etc., so the number of customers has not returned and the management has become strict.
A 77-year-old man who has long been running bars and lounges in Shinjuku Kabukicho said, “I've experienced all the oil shocks and bubbles, but this is the first time I've ever had such a terrible thing. It has decreased from 80% to 90%, and if the infection does not subside, we cannot continue to run the business anymore."