Regarding the countermeasures against the new coronavirus, Mr. Nishimura, the Minister for Economic Revitalization, said at a ministerial meeting that many clusters were occurring in places where large-scale infections had not been confirmed so far. We sought the cooperation of all ministers to review the guidelines.
As a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, the area covered by the state of emergency has been expanded to 13 prefectures and the area covered by priority measures such as spread prevention has been expanded to 16 prefectures from the 20th.
In connection with this, Minister of Economic Revitalization Nishimura said at a ministerial meeting on the 20th that many clusters have occurred in department stores, study schools, hairdressing and beauty salons, and other places where large-scale infections have not been confirmed so far. In light of the spread of highly infectious "Delta strains," we requested all ministers to cooperate in reviewing the infection control guidelines set by each industry.
At a press conference, Minister Nishimura said, "We are asking the experts of the subcommittee to cooperate, so we would like you to hold a review meeting for the guidelines again. In addition to installing acrylic plates and ventilation, we will install an antigen test kit. We ask you to evolve the guidelines, including making more use of them. "