Regarding the handling of emergency declarations in 10 prefectures whose deadline is 20th of this month, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato will share information with local governments while listening to the opinions of experts, and will make a comprehensive judgment, and will be infected with food and drink. He also expressed his intention to consider how to prevent it.
As measures against the new coronavirus, the state of emergency issued to 10 prefectures such as Tokyo and Osaka and the priority measures such as spread prevention applied to 5 prefectures such as Saitama and Gifu are all due on the 20th of this month. Then, Prime Minister Suga expressed his intention to decide the treatment within this week after listening to the opinions of experts in the visited UK.
In connection with this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato recognized at a press conference in the morning that "the state of emergency has been declared for a long time, and it is putting a heavy burden on restaurants and related businesses. I'm doing it. "
Then, regarding the handling of declarations, etc., while listening to the opinions of experts, sharing information with local governments and making a comprehensive decision, we will also discuss how to prevent infection related to eating and drinking and limit the number of people holding events. He showed his thoughts to consider.