The Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto rarely talks about wearing masks outdoors when he / she can keep a distance from the people around him or even if he / she cannot keep a distance. In some cases, he emphasized that he did not need to wear it and called attention to heat stroke.

Regarding wearing a mask as a measure against the new corona, the government


▼ indoors, when you can keep a distance from the people around you and have little conversation,


▼ outdoors, when you can keep a distance from the people around you, or when you can keep a distance. It is not necessary to wear

it if you rarely talk even if you do not have it, and


it is recommended to remove it from the viewpoint of heat stroke prevention, especially in the summer.



Regarding this, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, "I have fully stated that there is a risk of heat stroke. If it is not a short distance outdoors or if you do not talk, mask We are publicizing that we should be careful about heat stroke, etc. ", and emphasized that it is not always necessary to wear it.



After that, he said, "We will distribute pamphlets for public relations and broadcast TV commercials within this month, but we would like to make public relations in an easy-to-understand manner according to each case." ..