In response to the rapid spread of the new coronavirus, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government requested the government to consider issuing a state of emergency, and said that it was necessary to strengthen measures such as curbing the flow of people, and restaurants were requested by the government. We are considering whether to advance the request for shortening business hours to the company by 8:00 pm.
On the 2nd, Governor Koike of Tokyo met with the governors of Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa prefectures and the Minister for Economic Revitalization Nishimura, and requested that he promptly consider issuing a state of emergency based on the Special Measures Law.
In response, Minister Nishimura will move forward from 10 pm to 8 pm this time with regard to the request for shortening business hours that the city is implementing for restaurants, etc., after expressing his intention to consider it. I asked for things.
The capital said that it was necessary to strengthen measures such as curbing the flow of people, and when it declared an emergency last year, it requested business until 8:00 pm, so whether to move forward at the request of the government, etc. , We will proceed with the examination based on the effects of the requests so far.
On the other hand, Governor Koike also stated that "the point is how much you can actually cooperate with the store", and the city will promptly declare an emergency situation that will enable stronger measures to enhance the effect. We will continue to ask the government for a new issue.