The government's thinking about wearing a mask as a countermeasure against the new corona was announced.
Outdoors, even if you can't keep a distance from the people around you, you don't need to wear it if you rarely have a conversation.
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto explained the government's thinking after 6 pm.
According to that, the position of wearing as a basic infection control will not be changed.
On top of that, in situations where you can secure a distance from the people around you with a guideline of 2 meters or more, you do not need to wear it unless you are talking indoors.
Even when talking indoors, it is said that it can be removed if measures such as sufficient ventilation are taken.
On the other hand, in situations where distance cannot be secured, it is clarified that "it is not necessary to wear" when there is almost no conversation outdoors, and in other cases it is "recommended to wear".
In addition, for children over 2 years old who have been recommended to wear it since February, we will return to the treatment before the measures against Omicron strains are taken, and "uniformly" regardless of the distance to the surrounding people. "I don't ask," he said, and continues to not recommend children under the age of two.
In addition, from the viewpoint of preventing heat stroke in the summer, it is recommended to remove it when there is almost no conversation outdoors, and it is also included to wear it when meeting elderly people or going to the hospital.
The government wants to be polite about this idea.