In order to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the government will thoroughly call for the year-end party and New Year's party to be forgotten in areas where the infection is spreading, and will encourage local governments to strengthen measures.
The government subcommittee exchanged opinions on measures such as the year-end and New Year holidays, which are trying to stop the spread of infection through intensive efforts.
Among them, the minister in charge of economic revitalization Nishimura said, "We are requesting restaurants to shorten business hours, but the number of people in the entertainment district has not decreased, and the number of new positives continues to increase. He pointed out that he asked for cooperation to reduce the chances of contact between people.
As a result of a questionnaire survey conducted by the Cabinet Office on the Internet for more than 10,000 people nationwide about how to spend the year-end and New Year holidays, more than 40% answered that they canceled their annual dinners such as year-end parties and New Year's parties. ..
On the other hand, about 10% of the respondents answered that they had plans for year-end parties and New Year's parties, and more than half of them planned to have dinner with 5 or more people.
The government says that it is necessary to control infection through eating and drinking in areas where infection is spreading, especially in Tokyo, and will thoroughly call for the end-of-year party and New Year's party to be forgotten, and will encourage local governments to strengthen measures. It is a policy.