New Corona Government Subcommittee Requests for views on relaxing event restrictions Minister Nishimura July 22, 14:54
A subcommittee of the government was held to discuss measures against the new coronavirus, and Minister Nishimura, who was in charge of economic revitalization, requested an analysis of the current infection situation, and on how to relax the restrictions on holding events scheduled for 1st of next month. I asked for my opinion.
The subcommittee of the government started at 1 pm at the joint government building in Nagata-cho, Tokyo, and was attended by Nishimura's Minister for Economic Recovery and Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato and Shigeru Omi, chairman of the regional medical function promotion organization, who serves as the subcommittee chair. doing.
At the beginning, Minister Nishimura said, ``When looking at the current infection situation, the number of new infections is on the rise again in the Tokyo metropolitan area and Kinki area, and the number of new infections in Fukuoka prefecture and Aichi prefecture is the highest ever. The number of infected people is also increasing in the region."
On top of that,
▽ Asking for analysis and evaluation of the current infection situation,
▽How to relax the restrictions on holding events scheduled for next month , ▽
Priority of the target person when a vaccine is developed, etc. , Asked for their views on the way of thinking about vaccination.
“The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is working to enhance the inspection system, health center function, and medical service provision system.” Regarding support for the management of medical institutions, the number of infected people is increasing in Tokyo and other areas. Based on this, I would like to proceed with the examination so as to promptly take the necessary measures, such as increasing grants by using the contingency of this year's budget."
The government has gradually relaxed the restrictions on the holding of events since the declaration of an emergency, and the number of participants has been limited to 5,000 from 10th of this month, and the limit of 5,000 from 1st of next month. Will be abolished and the number of people at each facility will be reduced to about half.After listening to the opinions of the subcommittee, we will carefully make a decision on mitigation based on the increasing trend of the number of infected people. ..