In order to lift the declaration, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will expand inspections for employees of facilities for the elderly and restaurants in order to identify signs of the spread of infection at an early stage and take countermeasures.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government held a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters for the new coronavirus to discuss what to do after the state of emergency was lifted.
Under these circumstances, in order to grasp the signs of the spread of infection at an early stage and connect them to countermeasures, we will expand the inspections for elderly facilities, medical institutions, and restaurant employees in cooperation with the wards, cities, towns and villages. I decided that.
In addition, we will increase the testing rate of mutant strains, which was previously conducted in about 10% of newly positive individuals, to 25% by the beginning of next month.
After that, it aims to raise it to 40%.
Furthermore, in preparation for a situation that exceeds the third wave, we have increased the number of beds that currently have 5048 beds to 5474 beds.
We also confirmed that we will continue to request the citizens of Tokyo to refrain from going out unnecessarily, including during the day, and to shorten business hours for restaurants, etc. until the end of this month.
The reduced business hours are until 9:00 pm, the liquor is served until 8:00 pm, and if you respond fully from the 8th of this month when the state of emergency is extended, 40,000 yen per day, totaling 1.24 million yen A cooperation fee will be provided for each store.
We will continue to request restrictions on the event, requesting that the maximum capacity be 5000 people or 50% of the capacity, whichever is greater, and that the event will be held until 9 pm.
In addition, during the cherry-blossom viewing period, banquets in the metropolitan park will be prohibited and access to some areas will continue to be restricted.
Governor Koike "Even if the declaration is canceled, mitigation will be phased out"
At the meeting of the headquarters for countermeasures against the new coronavirus held by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Governor Koike said, "The current situation is still severe, and although the state of emergency is lifted, efforts to prevent infection will be gradually eased. Must be a period to prevent. "
On top of that, as a measure to prevent the re-spread of the infection, "Strengthening the testing and medical care provision system is extremely important. PCR testing etc. are strategically carried out in cooperation with the municipalities to surely catch the signs of the spread of the infection. I will go. "
In addition, "We ask the citizens of Tokyo to continue to refrain from going out unnecessarily and urgently. We ask business operators to shorten business hours and hold events. We will continue to work closely with each prefecture to take measures against rebounds. We will work on it. "