The issue is whether the government can improve the effectiveness of “thorough infection control”

The number of newly infected people in Tokyo, where a state of emergency has been declared, exceeded 1,000 on the 14th.

The government wants to steadily implement vaccination while calling for thorough measures such as restraining the movement of people, saying that there is a tendency for the spread of infection in the metropolitan area as well.

In Tokyo, the number of newly infected people has continued to increase since the beginning of the fourth state of emergency declaration earlier this week, and 1149 cases were confirmed on the 14th.

The number of infected people in Tokyo has exceeded 1,000 since May 13, and an expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, "The spread of infection in the Tokyo metropolitan area is remarkable, and there are concerns about the impact on the surrounding area and the whole country. I evaluated it.

With the opening of the Tokyo Olympics and the time of summer vacation ahead, the government is wary of further increases in the movement of people, and will repeatedly call for the importance of thorough infection control.

In addition, the number of severely ill people has remained almost unchanged, and as vaccination progresses, the proportion of elderly people among newly infected people is also declining, so we would like to steadily implement vaccination.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Suga apologized on the 14th, "We apologize for the inconvenience caused to many people," following the successive withdrawal of the policy regarding the request to stop the provision of alcohol to restaurants.

Last month, the government sent a clerical contact to prefectures requesting that they try not to deal with restaurants that do not respond to requests for leave when accepting applications for support from liquor sellers whose sales have declined. It was out.

However, some local governments, including Aichi Prefecture, have canceled their response to demanding a pledge to suspend transactions. The government also withdrew this administrative contact on the night of the 14th, taking into account the severe situation of the business operator.

The government has announced that it will expand its support measures for liquor distributors, but the issue will continue to be how to improve the effectiveness of the measures with the cooperation of restaurants and businesses.