In response to the government's decision to apply "priority measures such as prevention of spread," Shigeru Omi, chairman of the "Basic Response Policy Subcommittee," said at a press conference held on the night of the 1st, "Until June when the vaccine reaches the elderly. It's a crucial moment. Preventing major rebounds will be our top priority in the future. "It is important for the national and local governments to take more stance than ever before and for the general public to cooperate in infection control. I emphasized.

Among them, Chairman Omi commented on the current infection situation, saying, "The clusters centered on restaurants have diversified, and infections have occurred at student competitions, opening ceremonies, and other opportunities for people to gather, factories, schools, foreign communities, and karaoke cafes. It is becoming difficult to obtain cooperation for behavioral change, and the speed of spread may be accelerated by highly infectious mutant viruses. " Not only that, there is a need for measures to directly intervene in various sources of infection. "



And, as a way of thinking in advancing the measures, "If the general public does not know the attitude that the local government and the country are doing more firmly than ever before, everyone will not try to do the measures in the tiredness of corona. It's important to be sharp, not to say no. "



Specifically, local governments and the national government have requested to shorten the business hours of restaurants and the government officials have to go around the restaurants, restricting movement beyond prefectures, refraining from using karaoke cafes, etc. It is said that it is necessary to take measures as a series of packages.



In addition, as a measure taken by the general public, we would like you to have a dinner with up to 4 people at a store that is implementing infection control, and to take "actions with a low risk of infection" such as avoiding crowded places and time. On the other hand, he said, "I definitely want you to avoid conversations without masks, including during meals," three-cs ", loud scenes, and social gatherings that involve drinking with a large number of people.



Regarding the outlook for the future, Chairman Omi said, "The critical moment is until around June when the vaccine reaches the elderly. Preventing major rebounds by then will be a top priority in the future. In the future, priority measures will be taken in other areas. Of course, it will be necessary, but in that case, we should make a flexible judgment based on an objective evaluation, and as an expert, I would like to show an index. "