"State of Emergency" Prime Minister Suga goes to the evening declaration from January 8th to February 7th

In response to the new coronavirus, the government will issue a state of emergency on the 7th, targeting 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures from the 8th to the 7th of next month.

After hearing the opinions of experts and the Diet report, Prime Minister Suga will make a declaration at the countermeasures headquarters in the evening.

In response to the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Suga said on the 7th that the number of infected people in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa has not decreased, is at an extremely high level, and it is necessary to send a stronger message. I will issue a state of emergency based on.

Prior to this, on the morning of the 7th, an "advisory committee" made up of infectious disease experts was held, and the government side came to the state of emergency from the 8th for one metropolitan area and three prefectures. I will explain the policy that it will be until the 7th of the month and listen to the opinions.

From the afternoon, reports and questions will be held at the House Steering Committee of both Houses of Representatives, and Prime Minister Suga will make a declaration at the government's response headquarters held in the evening.

Under this declaration, the government has decided to take limited measures, such as reducing the risk of infection at restaurants, in order to minimize the impact on the economy.

Then, in order to improve effectiveness, while amending the Cabinet Order so that the names of restaurants that do not respond to the request for shortening business hours by the governor can be announced, the cooperation fee to businesses that responded to the request has been expanded and stores The policy is to pay 60,000 yen per day for each.

In addition to calling for refraining from going out unnecessarily and urgently, we have decided to limit the holding of events to half the capacity or the smaller of 5,000 people.

Furthermore, the government has decided to request cooperation from companies with the aim of reducing the number of people who go to work by 70%, saying that promotion of telework will be a pillar of measures.