The National Tax Agency announced on the 13th that seven employees were infected with the new coronavirus.
All of them participated in a drinking party at the workplace of three or more people earlier this month and did not comply with the request based on the priority measures such as prevention of spread in Tokyo.
According to the National Tax Agency, seven men and women in their 20s and 40s who work in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo and belong to the taxation department were all infected with the new coronavirus.
From the 6th to the 9th of this month, a farewell party for the transfer of any of these 7 people was held every day in Tokyo.
Each drinking party was held by 3 to 4 people, and it was explained that it lasted for two and a half hours at the longest.
During this period, Tokyo was subject to priority measures such as prevention of spread, and the NTA instructed the staff to drink alcohol at restaurants within 90 minutes for up to two people in accordance with the request of the city. about it.
On the 8th of this month, the NTA issued a document to businesses selling alcoholic beverages under the joint name of the National Corona Infectious Diseases Control Promotion Office, and restaurants requested it in the target areas of "state of emergency" and "priority measures such as spread prevention". If we find that we continue to serve alcohol, we are asking you to stop trading alcohol.
The NTA commented, "We regret that we held a meeting involving drinking alcohol in a way that did not meet the request of the local government, and we deeply apologize for the outbreak of infected people."
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato "Seriously regrettable"
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said at a press conference in the afternoon, "It is regrettable that there was a content of self-restraint that we are asking the people to refrain from taking important measures such as prevention of spread, and that we participated in dinner etc. in a way contrary to that. However, the NTA first instructed us to take appropriate measures. "