The application of "priority measures such as spread prevention" has begun on the 12th in the three prefectures of Tokyo, Kyoto, and Okinawa.
The applicable area has been expanded from 3 prefectures of Osaka, Hyogo, and Miyagi to 6 prefectures.
It is the movement and reaction of each place.
Tokyo. Start patrol of restaurants
In response to the application of "Priority Measures to Prevent Spread" from the 12th, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has begun an initiative to look around restaurants and check infection countermeasures.
On the 12th of the first day, Governor Koike said on the departure of 20 staff members, "I want you to give detailed support to restaurants and proceed with a high awareness and sense of crisis to protect the lives and health of the citizens of Tokyo."
The staff members take a tour in pairs, and while listening to the store manager, whether the izakaya and Japanese restaurants near the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building have sufficient measures for 20 checkpoints on five themes such as disinfection and ventilation. I was checking.
He also introduced that there is a subsidy system in Tokyo for purchasing measuring instruments and acrylic plates that measure the concentration of carbon dioxide.
According to the capital, there are about 120,000 restaurants that can be visited, and in the future, we plan to outsource to the private sector to organize a system of 100 groups of 200 people.
Until the end of June, I'd like to concentrate on visiting tens of thousands of stores, but I can't predict how long it will take to complete all of the 120,000 target stores.
Ken Saito, chief of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of General Affairs, said, "I would like to support not only inspection but also efforts that suit the store."
Tokyo. Patrol checkpoint
It is a point that I mainly check in the tour of restaurants started by the city.
There are five themes, including disinfection of hands and fingers, thorough wearing of masks, securing of intervals, and thorough ventilation.
There are multiple checkpoints for each item.
● Theme 1. Thorough disinfection of
hands and fingers When disinfecting hands and fingers, the key
points are whether the
disinfectant is placed in a place that is easily visible to customers and whether the
bottle is regularly replenished so that it will not be emptied.
● Theme 2. Thorough wearing of masks When wearing
masks, it is important
to inform
not only employees but also
users and customers that
they should wear masks
except during meals.
● Theme 3. Securing spacing ・ Installation of acrylic boards, etc.
▽ In addition to providing shielding in places where face-to-face contact is expected
▽ When multiple tables are adjacent, 1 meter or more between the tables of the same group and other groups It is also important to open it or block it with an acrylic board or a transparent curtain.
● Theme 4. Thorough
ventilation For
thorough
ventilation,
use a carbon dioxide concentration measuring device to reduce the concentration to 1000 ppm or less, and
when ventilating with the window open, once every 30 minutes, for about 5 minutes, in two directions. Fully open the windows of
▽ If there is only one window, it is
important
to open the door and use a fan etc. to provide sufficient ventilation.
▽ We also request that employees' break rooms be ventilated as much as possible.
● theme 5. efforts with a focus on corona measures leader
also
▽ Corona Countermeasures Leaders and store managers play a central role in encouraging customers to take countermeasures.
Governor Koike "Everyone's cooperation is indispensable"
Governor Koike told reporters, "It's an important time. The number of infected people is increasing due to the spread of mutant strains. If you do not suppress it with everyone here, those who are waiting for a bed or surgery will have to change. I want you to make sure that you do not get infected during this priority measure. "
He added, "Vaccination is still only a small part. How to prevent infection in the absence of vaccine. I have repeatedly said that I am striking with my bare hands. Everyone's cooperation is indispensable." ..
Kyoto. Restaurant "Ends as soon as possible"
"Priority measures such as prevention of spread" are also applied to Kyoto City, and restaurants requested to shorten business hours by 8 pm said, "We will operate while implementing infection countermeasures as much as possible by utilizing assistance. I want to continue. "
Of these, Japanese restaurants in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto have installed transparent sheets and dividers, and have encouraged customers to wear masks when not eating or drinking.
In response to a request that the priority measures be applied to Kyoto City and shorten the business hours by 8 pm, this shop also shortens the night business hours by 1 hour from 5 pm It was until 8 o'clock, and a notice to inform the change was posted at the store.
Shinichi Nonaka, the manager of a Japanese restaurant, said, "While the number of visitors is decreasing, we will be asked to shorten the time again, and I hope this situation will end as soon as possible. I would like to continue business while doing so. "
Okinawa. Restaurant "Now patience ..."
At restaurants in Naha City, we were busy with measures such as shortening business hours.
At the izakaya in Kumoji, Naha City, a new signboard was set up stating that the period for shortening business hours is until May 5.
The store manager, Masayuki Higa, said, "I think every store is painful, but I'm patient now. However, I'm not sure what's different except for the addition of fines."
Last week, Yasushi Jouma, the representative of a chain store that has four izakaya restaurants in Naha City, including the one that just opened, said, "It's a complicated feeling in the life of the staff. I think that's why I want to do my best according to the priority measures. "
Prime Minister Suga calls for thorough infection control
Prime Minister Suga reiterated at the House of Representatives Settlement Administration Oversight Committee that the movement to spread the infection has not become a major one nationwide, and by flexibly taking "priority measures such as prevention of spread". , Showed the idea of taking all possible measures to prevent expansion.
Hideyuki Tanaka of the Liberal Democratic Party said, "It is
a form of people's efforts
that
it became
a'priority measure such as prevention of spread'rather than a state of emergency
, but it tends to be taken loosely. I asked.
In response, Prime Minister Suga said, "The wave of infection on a global scale is more severe than we imagined. It is extremely important that we continue to respond with a sense of tension. I would like to ask for your cooperation in preventing the spread of infection, such as by having a large number of people refrain from eating. "
Koichi Yamauchi of the Constitutional Democratic Party said, "Many people feel that they are already in the fourth wave. There are many voices that'priority measures such as prevention of spread'are not enough."
In response, Prime Minister Suga said, "It has not become a big swell nationwide. I would like to flexibly exercise" priority measures "so as not to issue a state of emergency. It is also enforceable. Therefore, I would like to create a team to look around and be careful, and at the same time, I would like to be vigilant about mutant strains and suppress them. "
In addition, Prime Minister Suga told reporters, "From today, we will implement" priority measures such as prevention of spread "in three prefectures including Tokyo, but for the people, it is the basis of infection control, including shortening the time at restaurants. I want to prevent the spread of infection by doing the basics, such as wearing a mask, not speaking loudly, avoiding "three dense", and encouraging hand washing, "he called for thorough infection control.
What kind of measures are there?
The period of "priority measures such as spread prevention" is
▽ 30 days from April 12 to May 11 in Tokyo
▽ 24 days from April 12 to May 5 in Kyoto and Okinawa prefectures.
The government has changed the basic policy for dealing with the new coronavirus, which
has shortened business hours for restaurants to 8:00 pm
, similar to Osaka Prefecture, which is already a target area for priority measures.
teeth
offer of ▽ liquor has to be asked to be from 11 am to 7 pm.
In addition,
▽ to refrain from using karaoke equipment at restaurants to prevent the occurrence of clusters due to "daytime karaoke"
▽ to request restaurants to prohibit entry of people who do not take infection prevention measures at the governor's discretion. I will.
Furthermore,
we are newly requesting that we refrain from moving between prefectures as much as possible in order to prevent the spread of infection to other areas.
Tokyo Kyoto Okinawa How many people are infected today?
The number of infected people on the 12th in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Okinawa.
▽ In Tokyo, 306 new infection confirmations have been announced.
This is the 12th consecutive day, with 57 more than the previous Monday, and more than the same day of the previous week.
▽ 42 new cases in Kyoto prefecture ▽ 37 new cases confirmed in Okinawa prefecture.