While the state of emergency was declared to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Saitama Prefecture is adjusting the target areas of the "Priority Measures for Prevention of Spread" to apply to 13 cities and towns near Tokyo in addition to the previous 2 cities. Was found by interviewing the people concerned.
In Saitama Prefecture, from the 20th of this month, "Priority Measures for Prevention of Spread" will be applied to Saitama City and Kawaguchi City, and restaurants are required to shorten their business hours.
While the state of emergency was declared to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Saitama Prefecture said that it was necessary to curb the flow of people from Tokyo, and it was revealed by interviews with related parties that it is adjusting to expand the target area of priority measures. It was.
Specifically, 13 new cities, Koshigaya, Soka, Warabi, Toda, Asaka, Shiki, Fujimi, Fujimino, Wako, Niiza, Miyoshi, Kawagoe, and Tokorozawa have been added. , It means that we are adjusting the target area to 15 cities and towns.
In these areas, the same measures as in Tokyo are being considered for the provision of alcoholic beverages, and the prefecture will hold a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters to formally decide after hearing opinions at a meeting attended by experts on the 24th. I have decided.