"Priority measures such as spread prevention" will be applied to 3 prefectures including Osaka from the 5th.
In NHK's "Sunday Debate," Nishimura, the minister in charge of economic revitalization, reiterated his intention to be wary of the rapid spread of infection by mutant viruses and to take thorough measures against infection at restaurants.
Among them, the minister in charge of economic revitalization Nishimura said that "priority measures such as prevention of spread" will be applied to 3 prefectures such as Osaka from the 5th. I have to prepare with it. "
In addition to requesting restaurants to shorten business hours, we will call on restaurants to install acrylic plates, ventilate, and wear masks, and expand inspections in places that tend to be dense, such as factories, in order to find the source of infection. I showed my thoughts.
In addition, Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture said, "Since the infection rate of the mutant strain is fast and I have to hold down my mouth after all, I managed to have a mask dinner while requesting a shorter time and refraining from going out unnecessarily. I want you to try it once. I would like to ask you to thoroughly have a mask meal to protect the restaurant and prevent the rapid spread of infection. "
On the other hand, regarding the response to the Tokyo metropolitan area, Minister Nishimura said, "Although there are not as many mutant strains as in Kansai, we are responding with a sense of caution assuming that they will be replaced. It is necessary to take agile and early response, including utilization. "
In addition, Professor Kazuhiro Tateda of Toho University, the chairman of the Japan Society for Infectious Diseases, said, "I can't find an element that will reduce the number of infected people in Tokyo. If it continues to increase, it will lead to rapid expansion someday, so I will make good use of my experience in Osaka. In 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures, it is important to take "priority measures" as soon as possible. "