Nara Prefecture has decided to suspend the sale of additional meal tickets for "Go To Eat" that started on the 26th, saying that it should have taken into consideration the situation where the infection is spreading. ..
Nara Prefecture will start additional sales of premium meal tickets that can be used in the prefecture from the 26th of the "Go To Eat" campaign, and a total of 250,000 meal tickets that can be used for 12,000 yen for 10,000 yen I was planning to sell the set.
However, the prefecture hurriedly decided to suspend the sale in response to a series of criticisms from the citizens about how they decided to sell it.
The prefecture says, "We started selling as planned, but we should have stopped due to the infection situation."
Due to the rapid spread of infection in the prefecture, the bed usage rate has risen to 74%, and the medical system is tight, and the prefecture has requested all hospitals to accept patients.
The prefecture has set the priority period for infection control until the 11th of next month, including the Golden Week holidays, during which sales will be suspended.
Governor Arai of Nara Prefecture apologized at a press conference, saying, "I didn't check administratively because I had forgotten to start selling. I am responsible for everything."