PM: Large scale sports and events thought to be canceled or postponed February 26 13:11
The government's new anti-coronavirus headquarters opened at the Prime Minister's office, and Prime Minister Abe deemed that the past week or two was extremely important in preventing the spread of infection, and will suspend large-scale sports and cultural events for the next two weeks or so Or postponed or asked to reduce size.
The government opened a headquarters for countermeasures against the new coronavirus in the Prime Minister's Office on the afternoon of the 26th.
Prime Minister Abe said in this statement, "This is a very important time to end the outbreak of infection early. Many people gather because the last one or two weeks is extremely important for preventing the spread of infection. Considering the risk of transmission of such nationwide sports and cultural events, we will request measures such as suspension, postponement or reduction in size in the next two weeks. "
Following the spread of the new coronavirus infection in South Korea, Prime Minister Abe has remarked that foreigners who have stayed in Taegu in southern Korea and Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do within 14 days before applying for immigration will be particularly noted. Unless circumstances exist, he stated that he would take steps to deny entry.
Prime Minister Abe then instructed each minister, "Based on the basic policy, work together with local governments, medical professionals, businesses, and the public to work on the measures further."