機動的に対象除外を　ＧｏＴｏトラベルで提言―全国知事会・新型コロナ

　全国知事会（会長・飯泉嘉門徳島県知事）は２３日、新型コロナウイルス対策に関するテレビ会議を開いた。政府の観光支援事業「Ｇｏ　Ｔｏ　トラベル」については、感染者急増の状況を示す「ステージ３」相当となった地域は対象から除外するなど、機動的な対応を政府に求める提言をまとめた。
　会議の冒頭、飯泉会長は「まさに第３波に入ってきているのではないか。まずは国民に対し、今後の取り組みや今の状況をメッセージとして強力に打ち出す必要がある」と述べた。
　提言は、トラベル事業に関し機動的な対応のほか、キャンセル料への財政支援など利用者の混乱を回避する措置を要請。政府の飲食店支援事業「Ｇｏ　Ｔｏ　イート」では、食事中にマスク着用や手指の消毒を徹底する「会食エチケット」の周知を求め、利用人数の制限を地域ごとに柔軟に適用可能とするよう訴えた。
　この他、食事中を含めたマスクの着用や、年末年始の休暇分散などを国民に呼び掛ける「新型コロナ『第３波』警戒宣言」を採択した。（2020/11/23-13:04）

Japanese prefectural governors on Monday came up with a set of proposals to the central government over the resurgence of the novel coronavirus in the country, including flexibly removing areas in the Stage 3 situation from the Go To Travel campaign.
   At the start of an online meeting of the National Governors' Association, Kamon Iizumi, head of the group and governor of the western prefecture of Tokushima, said, "With Japan likely in the midst of the third wave of infections, the central government needs to issue a strong message to the public about measures it plans to take from now and the current infection situation."
   Stage 3, which shows a rapid increase in infection cases, is the second-worst level on the four-tier scale gauging the degree of spread of the novel coronavirus.
   Over the state-backed Go To Travel campaign, which reduces travel costs using subsidies, the association also called on the central government to implement measures to help users avoid confusion, such as financial support for covering fees for canceling reservations for travel.
   As to the Go To Eat campaign, it called for making sure that users of the scheme wear face masks during dining and thoroughly disinfect their hands, as well as allowing respective local authorities to make flexible decisions to limit the number of people in each group visiting eating and drinking establishments using the program.