In line with the state of emergency targeting one metropolitan area and three prefectures, the draft "basic response policy" that the government plans to change has been revealed.
In areas subject to a state of emergency, we urge you to refrain from going out unnecessarily and urgently after 8:00 pm, and request restaurants to shorten business hours until 8:00 pm. If we do not respond to the request without any reason, we will announce it.
The "Basic Response Policy" will be changed for the first time in about 7 months since May 25, last year, when the last state of emergency was lifted.
According to the plan that was found, regarding the way of thinking when issuing a state of emergency, in areas where the situation of infection and medical pressure is the most severe, "Stage 4" equivalent measures indicated by the government subcommittee are required, and the infection spreads rapidly. The Prime Minister will make a comprehensive decision based on the opinion of the government's advisory board as to whether or not it may have a significant impact on people's lives and the economy.
In addition, when canceling the declaration, it will be judged comprehensively based on whether the situation of infection or medical pressure is equivalent to "Stage 3".
In addition to that, the draft shows the idea of measures based on the state of emergency, and based on the experience so far and the knowledge of domestic and overseas research, it is said that more effective infection prevention measures will be taken, and the economy in the target area Rather than stopping all activities, we will limit our activities to situations where there is a high risk of infection, such as eating and drinking places, and concentrate on thorough countermeasures to achieve both prevention of infection and maintenance of socio-economic activities.
And, in the target area as a concrete measure, we urge you to refrain from going out unnecessarily and urgently after 8:00 pm, and shorten the business hours to 8:00 pm for restaurants etc. , We request that alcoholic beverages be served from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm, and will announce it if we do not respond to the request without a justifiable reason.
In addition, the government will support local governments that pay cooperation fees to restaurants that respond to requests.
Furthermore, in addition to curbing the scene of eating and drinking, teleworking and rotation work are strongly strengthened to reduce opportunities for contact between people, including aiming to reduce the number of employees who go to work by 70%. We will promote it and work to curb work after 8 pm unless it is necessary for business continuity.
On the other hand, we are not requesting temporary closure of schools all at once, requesting thorough infection prevention measures, and conducting university entrance exams and high school entrance exams as planned.
The draft of this "basic response policy" will be discussed by the government's advisory board on the 7th, and then officially decided by the government's response headquarters, including the period of the declaration and the target area.