Restaurants and bars welcomed the plans to lift restrictions.Ī sushi chain official said some customers had to come in haste after work to make it in time before the closure. “We’ll ask for continued basic measures against infections,” he said. Motohiro Ono called for continued precautions after the restrictions are lifted. The Kanagawa Prefectural Government plans to call for people to eat and drink in small groups of up to four or with family members living in the same house for a maximum of two hours after the restrictions are lifted. He stressed the significance of continuing measures against infections to prevent a resurgence of the coronavirus. Toshihito Kumagai said during a news conference. “We aim to prevent a spread of infections while maintaining social and economic activities,” Chiba Gov. Restaurants and bars in Chiba, excluding those meeting strict standards against infections, have been asked to operate for shorter hours with restrictions on alcohol service. The Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectural governments said Wednesday that they will end their requests for shorter hours and allow all local restaurants and bars to serve alcohol, effective Monday. and operate until 9 p.m.Īt certified restaurants, Tokyo will ask people to go in a group of up to four people in principle, but will allow five or more people to sit together if they show certificates of COVID-19 vaccinations, according to metropolitan government officials. Certified businesses have been allowed to serve alcohol until 8 p.m.

Of some 120,000 restaurants and bars in the capital, over 100,000 have been certified by the metropolitan government.

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