Secretary-General of the Cabinet Secretariat "Both infection prevention and socio-economic activities" New Corona 13th July 12:59
Regarding the continuous confirmation of new coronavirus infections mainly in Tokyo and other countries, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga continues to work closely with local governments, including Tokyo, to prevent infection from spreading and achieve socio-economic activities. I showed the idea to go.
In a lecture given in Hokkaido on the 11th, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga said that there was a series of confirmations of new coronavirus infections, mainly in Tokyo, etc. "It is an exaggeration to say that this problem is overwhelmingly the "Tokyo problem". No," he pointed out.
Regarding this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga said in a news conference in the morning, "The number of newly infected people in Japan is more than half, and moreover, there are also many restaurants, such as clubs, that provide entertainment. I made a statement based on that."
In addition, he said, "Strategic PCR tests at places where there is a high possibility of infection, thorough guidelines for restaurants and other entertainment venues such as clubs, and other measures to prevent infections and strengthen health center functions by increasing the number of public health nurses. As a countermeasure, we stated that we will continue to work closely with local governments to work together to prevent the spread of infection and to achieve socio-economic activities based on the measures that we have gathered between Tokyo and other countries. ..
On the other hand, regarding the “Go To Campaign”, which is a measure to stimulate consumption, which starts on 22nd of this month, “We have already created guidelines for each industry such as tourism and food, and have taken infection prevention measures. We would like you to take advantage of this before using it. We would like to take appropriate measures while monitoring the infection situation."