認証店の時短要請解除へ　２５日から、酒類提供も―東京都・新型コロナ

　東京都は１９日、十分な新型コロナウイルス対策を講じていると認証した飲食店に限り、営業時間の短縮要請を２５日以降解除する方向で検討に入った。都は２４日までを期間とする「リバウンド（感染再拡大）防止措置」として、認証店の酒類提供は午後８時まで、営業は同９時までと求めていたが、感染状況が落ち着いてきたことを踏まえ、制限を大幅に緩和する。
　一方、都は認証を受けていない店に対し、現状では酒類の提供を自粛し、営業も午後８時までとするよう求めている。都は２５日以降も非認証店には何らかの制限を設ける方向だ。都は専門家の意見を聞いた上で、２１日にも対策本部会議を開き、正式決定する。（2021/10/20-00:13）

The Tokyo metropolitan government is considering lifting its request for shorter operating hours on Monday for restaurants and bars certified as having sufficient COVID-19 precautions in place, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
   Currently, certified restaurants and bars in the Japanese capital are asked to stop serving alcohol by 8 p.m. and close by 9 p.m. to prevent a rebound in COVID-19 cases.
   The metropolitan government plans to ease the restrictions due to a decrease in COVID-19 cases. A final decision is expected to be made as early as Thursday.
   Some 100,000 of the about 120,000 restaurants and bars in Tokyo had been certified as of Friday.
   Uncertified restaurants and bars are currently asked to close by 8 p.m. and not to serve alcohol. They are expected to remain under certain restrictions.