The revised Special Measures Law for Countermeasures against the New Coronavirus will come into effect next week.
The government wants to improve the infection situation as soon as possible by calling for cooperation in behavior change such as refraining from going out unnecessarily and urgently along with the enforcement of the revised law.
While the state of emergency has been extended to 10 prefectures such as Tokyo and Osaka until the 7th of next month, the Act on Special Measures for New Coronavirus, the Infectious Diseases Act, and the Quarantine Act have been enacted and will come into effect on the 13th next week. It was decided to do so.
Of these, the revised Special Measures Law newly established "Priority Measures for Prevention of Spread, etc." that enables intensive measures even before the declaration, and while penalties are included, it is necessary to support businesses affected by infection prevention measures. It was stipulated that various financial measures would be taken.
Prime Minister Suga said, "It is a set of support measures and administrative punishment to make it more effective. In order to further reduce the number of infected people, we will use the law and give due consideration to the rights of individuals and businesses. I want to go. "
In consideration of the indication that it will lead to restrictions on private rights, the government calls for cooperation in behavior change such as refraining from going out unnecessarily and promoting telework, while keeping the application of penalties of the revised law to the minimum necessary, and the infection situation at an early stage. I want to improve.
Meanwhile, regarding vaccination, the government is preparing to start vaccination in the middle of this month, such as the prospect of approving the vaccine developed by American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer around the 15th of this month.