Regarding the 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures in the Tokyo metropolitan area where there is concern about the re-expansion of the new coronavirus infection, there are widespread voices within the government that priority measures such as prevention of spread must be extended. The policy is to decide the response on a daily basis.

On the other hand, if the priority measures are extended, there are plans to leave the Tokyo Olympics night competitions and large venues unattended, and discussions are expected to take place later this week.

The state of emergency issued to Okinawa and the priority measures such as spread prevention applied to 10 prefectures such as Tokyo are due on the 11th of this month.



Of these, in the metropolitan area of ​​1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures, when comparing the number of newly infected people on average for one week, the tendency of increase is remarkable, and there is concern about the re-expansion of infection.



For this reason, there are widespread voices within the government that the priority measures must be extended in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures, and this week 8 while analyzing the status of the medical care provision system based on the progress of vaccination. The policy is to listen to the opinions of experts before deciding what to do.



In addition, we will continue to call on restaurants with insufficient infection control measures to take thorough measures, and we will also coordinate with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and others to see if it is necessary to further strengthen the measures.



On the other hand, if the priority measures are extended, it is necessary to revise the standard that the maximum number of spectators for the Tokyo Olympics should be within 50% of the capacity and 10,000 people in principle.



Within the government, there is a plan to make nighttime competitions and large-scale venues unattended, and based on the treatment of priority measures, five parties will hold discussions with the Games Organizing Committee again this week. It is expected to be