In response to the decision to extend "priority measures such as prevention of spread", Saitama Prefecture is requesting restaurants in Saitama City and Kawaguchi City, which are the target areas, to continue to shorten business hours to 8:00 pm , We have decided to allow the provision of alcoholic beverages to stores that have been certified for infection control in the prefecture.
In Saitama Prefecture, a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters was held from 5:30 pm on the 17th to decide the specific contents of "priority measures such as spread prevention".
According to it, the period is from 21st of this month to 11th of next month, and the target area has been reduced from the previous 15 cities and towns to 2 cities, Saitama City and Kawaguchi City, and 13 other cities and towns. Will be canceled on the 20th of this month.
After asking restaurants in the target area to open until 8:00 pm, which is the same as before, the provision of alcoholic beverages, which had been requested to refrain from doing so, was certified by the prefecture for infection control. We will accept it at the store where we are, and request that the offer time be until 7:00 pm, provided that it is limited to one person or a group of only family members living together.
In addition, we are requesting restaurants throughout the prefecture to avoid long meals that exceed 90 minutes and encourage groups of 4 people or less or families living together.
During the meeting, Governor Ono of Saitama Prefecture said, "The period of priority measures such as prevention of spread has been extended to more than two months, and I am really sorry to the citizens of the prefecture and businesses. I would like to ask for your cooperation in order to regain the economic and social activities of Saitama. "