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“Due to the winter season, Covid-19 is still severe in many countries. The virus does not listen to the end of the year and the new year holiday. I want citizens to cooperate so that we can return to our normal life as quickly as possible. ” he spoke.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, regarding the increasing number of new types of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases, “The virus does not listen to the end of the year and the new year holiday.” Using his expression, he called on the public to comply with the measures taken.
Speaking at a press conference, Yoshihide Suga reminded that as of the beginning of the week, they closed their doors to passengers who had no session from all countries.
Emphasizing that the measures taken to protect the life and livelihood of the citizen. Suga said that the “more contagious” variant of the virus detected in passengers coming from abroad.
“Due to the winter season, Covid-19 is still severe in many countries. The virus does not listen to the end of the year and the new year holiday. I want citizens to cooperate so that we can return to our normal life as quickly as possible. ” he spoke.
Suga, who also attended the Covid-19 Task Force meeting affiliated to the government, called on the public to attach importance to masks and hygiene measures and to spend the New Year’s holiday with a “calm New Year”.
According to the Kyodo news agency, as part of the measures, Suga canceled every prime minister’s traditional visit to the Ise Jingu temple in Mie state in the country in the first week of January.
Against the “more contagious” mutation of the virus, whose number of cases is 8. The doors closed until the end of January for passengers from all countries with no residence in Japan. New visa issuance has been suspended.
Businesspeople and students with long-term visas from 10 countries. Including South Korea and Thailand, will not be affected by the temporary restriction.
The “Go Travel” campaign, which promotes domestic tourism, was suspended across the country until January 11 as of the beginning of the week.
Within the framework of the measures in the capital Tokyo. Financial support will given to hospitals that accept Covid-19 patients and pharmacies. That expand their working hours until January 3.
Health facilities will paid 300 thousand yen (2 thousand 900 dollars) per day per patient with severe symptoms and 70 thousand yen (675 dollars) per patient with mild symptoms.
In this period, pharmacies that will spread. Their daily working hours 8 hours and beyond will supported by 30 thousand yen (290 dollars) per day.
