As a measure to accompany the state of emergency, Osaka Prefecture is making adjustments to request a restaurant that offers alcoholic beverages to take a leave of absence, while requesting a shorter time until 8:00 pm if it does not provide it.
Osaka Prefecture has requested the government to issue a state of emergency in response to the situation where the rapid spread of the new coronavirus infection has not stopped, and the government has adjusted to issue declarations to the four prefectures of Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, and Tokyo. doing.
Osaka Prefecture is studying measures to be taken when an emergency declaration is issued. Of these, restaurants are requested to take a leave of absence from restaurants that offer alcoholic beverages, but if they do not, they are requested to take a leave of absence. We are making adjustments in the direction of requesting a reduction in business hours until 8:00 pm.
On the other hand, regarding the response to large commercial facilities that Governor Yoshimura wants to close, we are continuing discussions with the government regarding the scale of the facilities and the handling of restaurants in the facilities.
After rushing to coordinate with the national government, Osaka Prefecture will hold a meeting of the Countermeasures Headquarters on the 23rd to formally decide and announce the measures.