Expansion of inspection system to prevent infection in big city entertainment district Nishimura Minister of Economic Revitalization September 20, 12:48
Regarding the spread of the new coronavirus, Nishimura, the minister in charge of economic revitalization, met with Governor Ogawa of Fukuoka Prefecture and said that it would be more important for future measures to prevent infection in the entertainment districts of big cities. We have confirmed that we will work together to expand the system.
The meeting was held at the Fukuoka Prefectural Government, and Governor Ogawa said, "We cannot continue strong measures such as refraining from going out and requesting leave for a long time. I want to prevent it. "
In response, Nishimura, the minister in charge of economic revitalization, pointed out that prevention of infection in the entertainment districts of large cities will be more important in future measures, and said, "A wide range of PCR tests to detect infected people early and contain clusters. I would like to evolve the countermeasures based on the experience so far, such as implementation. If the movement of people becomes active, the infection tends to increase, but it is important to keep it within the controllable range by improving the inspection system. We confirmed that we will work together to expand the inspection system.
After that, Minister Nishimura told reporters about the measures to prevent infection in the entertainment district, "Next month, we must make a certain summary and prepare for the simultaneous epidemic with influenza in winter." He showed his intention to hurry to materialize.