Confirmation of cooperation with the Minister of Economic Recovery and the Governor of Saitama to prevent secondary infections New Corona July 10 15:02
Regarding measures against the new coronavirus, the Minister of Economic Rehabilitation Nishimura and Governor Ono of Saitama Prefecture met, and while the infections of restaurants and other people involved in entertainment such as clubs continued to occur, we cooperated with the prevention of secondary infection by expanding the inspection system. I confirmed that I will work on it.
In the meeting, Minister Nishimura, who was in charge of economic revitalization, acknowledged that he should be cautious about the current situation of infections, mainly in Tokyo, and said, “Saitama has been called on to refrain from using stores that have not taken measures against infectious diseases. The efforts the prefecture is taking are one of the effective measures."
On top of that, he said, "Restaurants with entertainment are at high risk of infection, and we would like to significantly expand PCR testing. Although the number of infected people will increase, the secondary infection can be prevented." Asked for cooperation.
On the other hand, Governor Ohno of Saitama Prefecture confirmed that he would work together to prevent secondary infections, saying, "I would like to take proper measures to contain the clusters and contain them while the number of cases where the infection route is unknown remains to a certain extent." did.
Governor Ohno "Considering further measures"
On the 8th, Saitama Prefecture makes a request to avoid using restaurants, both inside and outside the prefecture, of entertainment-related restaurants where measures to prevent infection with the new coronavirus are insufficient.
Regarding this, Governor Ono of Saitama Prefecture interviewed the Minister for Economic Rehabilitation Nishimura on the 10th, and in response to an interview with a reporter, "Saitama Prefecture has already taken measures based on the law, However, he said that he would like to consider further measures and received support from the Minister," he said, depending on the situation of the spread of infection in the future, and he is considering new measures.