A government subcommittee was held to consider measures against the new coronavirus, and opinions were exchanged on issues such as financial support for businesses that responded to requests to shorten business hours and penalties for not responding to the revision of the Special Measures Law. it was done.
The government subcommittee was attended by Minister for Economic Revitalization Nishimura and Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura.
In this, Minister Nishimura said about the state of emergency, "In order to take measures centered on the opportunity to eat and drink and improve the effectiveness, it is a big point to limit the flow of people who lead to eating and drinking." He showed a policy to work on shortening business hours until time and limiting the number of people that can be accommodated.
On top of that, Minister Nishimura took measures to revise the Special Measures Law, including financial support for businesses that responded to requests to shorten business hours and penalties for not responding, as well as more effective measures before the declaration. I mentioned things like being able to do it.
The meeting was also attended by related organizations in the food service industry, and opinions were exchanged on these issues.
On the other hand, Minister Tamura said, "Because of the fact that the movement of people does not decrease and there are factors in the winter season, we need to call for further attention. We are planning to aim for early enactment while referring to the discussion of the Special Measures Law. "