Amid the rapid spread of the new coronavirus infection, Nara Prefecture began selling additional "Go To Eat" meal tickets that can be used at restaurants in the prefecture on the 26th, but criticism has been received from the public. It means that it is.
The prefecture has decided to consider measures including temporary suspension of sales.
Nara Prefecture has decided to sell an additional meal ticket with a premium that can be used in the prefecture in the "Go To Eat" campaign, purchase it for 10,000 yen from the 26th, and combine meal tickets that can use 12,000 yen We have started selling 250,000 sets.
However, there are criticisms from the citizens at the window of the prefectural secretariat, such as how they decided to sell.
Under these circumstances, the prefecture decided to consider measures including temporarily suspending the sale of meal tickets.
In Nara prefecture, the medical system is tight, with the bed usage rate rising to 74% due to the rapid spread of infection, and the prefecture is requesting all hospitals to accept patients.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in the surrounding prefectures, Osaka and Hyogo prefectures have stopped selling similar meal tickets since November last year, and Kyoto, Wakayama and Shiga prefectures are also calling for refraining from using them. I will.
Prefectural Medical Association "I oppose promoting measures to encourage dinner"
Regarding the start of additional sales of "Go To Eat" meal tickets by Nara Prefecture, Vice Chairman Noriaki Ando of the Prefectural Medical Association said, "I am against taking measures to encourage meals now." I showed the idea that it should be.
On top of that, Vice Chairman Ando said, "In the prefecture, there are more than 500 people waiting for hospitalization and accommodation, and the medical field is nearing collapse. At the request of the prefecture, each medical institution will increase the number of beds in the new Corona. However, as a reaction to that, there are considerable restrictions on ordinary medical care, and the situation is severe. It is a response that does not give too much consideration to the citizens of the prefecture and the medical field. "