Koike: "Crisis of disaster proportions" Return home: "Give up now"
"We are in the midst of a crisis of the greatest scale and disaster. At a regular press conference on the 13th, Koike Yuriko, governor of Tokyo, expressed her strong sense of crisis over the spread of the new coronavirus. She expressed her intention to reduce the flow of people by 50% in order to control the infection, and called on people to "give up on going back to their homes and traveling during the Obon vacations this year, regardless of whether they want to postpone or cancel their trips"
In Tokyo, the number of newly infected and seriously ill people reached a record high on that day. Koike said, "If the number of people who need oxygen inhalation and ventilators continues to increase, there is a possibility that they will not be able to receive adequate medical care to save their lives.
In addition, she stressed, "We can control the flow of people by our own will. If we don't control it now, we will not be able to save lives that can be saved,". On the 12th, the government's Subcommittee on Countermeasures to Combat Infectious Diseases of the New Coronavirus recommended that the flow of people in Tokyo over the next two weeks "should be reduced to about 50% of the level in the first half of July (before the declaration of the state of emergency)," and asked for cooperation, saying, "If you refrain from going out, we may be able to reach 50%.
She added, "Is your stuff something you should do now, or is it unnecessary? Can't you just postpone it until after the spread of the infection is under control? That's what I'm saying," she said, urging people to reconsider their travel and return home during the Obon vacations. "It is not possible to say that because you are young, healthy, or have no existing illnesses, you are fine. I hope that we can change our way of thinking and face the strong enemy of delta stocks together"
[+160,299, -20,212] This is a terrible thing to say after the Olympics.
Letting them cross the border is OK, but asking us to give up on returning home is a terrible thing to say.
It's a bit too opportunistic.
I wonder how many people will follow such a statement
[+100,036, -10,446] The Olympics were held without listening to the voice of the people.
Next, the Paralympics will be held instead of listening to the people.
And yet, they force us, the people, to endure, restrict our movements , and finally, tell us to give up.
The order of things has been backward since last year.
I think it's better to give up the idea that you and your government can keep Corona under control.
[+56,903, -4,156] Give up on the Olympics, cancel it.
How can you ignore the many voices that say, "Why don't you just do it?
I will refrain from doing stuff in the category of self-responsibility and self-judgment, but I am not listening to you by any means.
I have nothing but distrust of you along with the LDP government.
[+51,422, -3,406] If we give up the Paralympics, maybe more people will give up going home.
They' re lumping them together, but the torrential rain disaster is a natural disaster.
But Corona, in a broader sense is a human disease
[+51,384, -4,480] I think the Olympics was quite a disaster, though.
You invite a lot of people from all over the world, and Japanese people from all over the country, and when it's over, they all go back to their homes like normal people, right?
Why do ordinary citizens have to give up going home?
That's just crazy.
[+41,320, -3,118] Most of the people asked for the Olympics to be cancelled or postponed, but they ignored us and went ahead with it, so it's selfish to ask us to just listen to their requests! I'm refraining from doing so, but I can't say I don't understand the feelings of those who ignore it and go out! I don't think it's fair to ask from the top without a proper explanation or apology!