In response to the declaration of emergency for one metropolitan area and three prefectures, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided on "emergency measures."
We request the citizens of Tokyo to refrain from going out unnecessarily, especially after 8:00 pm, and request restaurants to shorten their business hours to 8:00 pm, and to eat and drink. The accompanying event requires self-restraint.
Prime Minister Suga has issued a state of emergency based on the Act on Special Measures Against Coronavirus, targeting the three prefectures of Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa.
The period is from 8th to February 7th next month.
In response to this, the city held a meeting of the response headquarters and decided on emergency measures to be taken during the period.
Of these, we request the citizens of Tokyo to refrain from going out unnecessarily and urgently, especially after 8:00 pm, unless it is necessary to go to the hospital or buy groceries.
We also request restaurants, coffee shops, bars, karaoke shops, etc., including izakaya in Tokyo, to shorten their business hours to 8:00 pm.
Regarding the event, from the 12th of this month to the 7th of next month, we requested that the maximum number of people be 5000 and the capacity be 50% or less, and we cooperated to shorten the holding time to 8 pm Ask for.
We ask you to refrain from eating and drinking events such as the New Year's party, and ask for help to hold or postpone the coming-of-age ceremony online.
"Cooperation money" for small and medium-sized enterprises that fully responded
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will provide each store with an "infection spread prevention cooperation fund" to small and medium-sized businesses that fully respond to requests for shortening business hours by 8:00 pm.
The request is from 8th to 7th February, and the total amount is 1.86 million yen for the entire period.
▽ Restaurants including izakaya in Tokyo
▽ Coffee shops
▽ Bars
▽ Karaoke shops, etc. are
subject to the time saving request based on the Act on Special Measures Against the New Coronavirus
.
▽ Sake is served from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm,
▽ Business hours are from 5:00 am to 8:00 pm.
The request period is 31 days from midnight on the 8th to 12:00 pm on February 7, and a total of 1.86 million yen will be provided to small and medium-sized enterprises who fully respond to the request during all periods. Will be provided.
In addition, since some businesses take time to prepare, we will provide cooperation money to businesses that fully respond from the 12th, and in this case, the total amount will be 1.62 million yen.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will set up a call center on the 8th
to receive
consultations from citizens and businesses regarding emergency measures including cooperation funds, and will accept calls
from 9 am to 7 pm every day including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
03-5388-0567
Governor Koike "The situation is critical and extremely serious"
In response to the state of emergency being declared for one metropolitan area such as Tokyo, Governor Koike held an extraordinary press conference and pointed out that "the situation is very critical and extremely serious." We strongly urged refraining from going out and shortening the business hours of restaurants.
He also said, "We cannot stop the spread of infection without the further cooperation of the citizens of Tokyo. We would like to unite our strengths to settle the fight against Corona."
In this, Governor Koike said that the state of emergency was "taken very seriously. The main purpose of the measures is to stop the flow of people. Each person in Tokyo, companies and businesses I want to work together as one. "
And on the 7th, it was the first announcement in Tokyo on the 1st that the number of infections exceeded 2000, and 2447 infections were confirmed. "Experts need to immediately take effective and strong measures to prevent the spread of infection. The situation is very critical and extremely serious. "
In addition, Governor Koike stated, "We strongly urge you to refrain from going out as much as possible during the period of emergency declaration."
▼ Especially, it is
necessary
to stop going out after 8 pm,
▼ shopping and
going to the
hospital He called for quick outings,
▼ refrain from moving across unnecessarily urgent cities and prefectures, and
▼ spending three consecutive holidays from the 9th at home as much as possible
.
In addition, regarding the request for shortening the business hours, "We ask for further cooperation in order to thoroughly suppress the flow of people. We will ask restaurants, etc. for business hours from 5 am to 8 pm after tomorrow. Sake will be served from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm, "he said, and the target is the entire Tokyo area, including the island area, and the period is until February 7.
Governor Koike said, "If you do not respond to the request, we may take appropriate measures based on the Special Measures Law," and for small and medium-sized enterprises who cooperated fully from the 8th. , Explained that 1.86 million yen will be paid to each store, and called for cooperation.
In addition, Governor Koike said that he would call for cooperation in facilities other than restaurants, such as theaters, movie theaters, and sports facilities, such as opening business hours until 8:00 pm.
Regarding the holding of the event, from the 12th of this month, we called for the maximum number of people to be 5000 or less, the capacity to be 50% or less, and the holding time to be 8 pm.
At the same time, he expressed his intention to encourage business operators to reduce the number of employees by 70% by teleworking more than 60% of employees three times a week.
In addition, one metropolitan area and three prefectures have clarified their intention to request the national government and railway companies to advance the last train.
Regarding metropolitan high schools, he explained that the range of school attendance for students is wide, and that school attendance will be thoroughly staggered, and that face-to-face instruction and online learning at home will be combined for distributed school attendance.
At the end of the opening remarks, Governor Koike said, "We cannot stop the spread of infection without the further cooperation of the citizens of Tokyo. Sharing a strong sense of crisis and changing the behavior of each person will save lives. I want to open up the future. I want to share that heart and meaning with you. I want to unite my strength and settle the fight against Corona. "