Tokyo adopts tougher virus rules, starts vaccinating elders

An elderly man receives his first dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at Hachioji City Hall in Tokyo Monday, April 12, 2021. Japan started its vaccination drive with medical workers and expanded Monday to older residents, with the first shots being given in about 120 selected places around the country.

The tougher COVID-19 rules, just three weeks after a state of emergency ended in the capital, allow Tokyo’s governor to mandate shorter opening hours for bars and restaurants, punish violators and compensate those who comply. The measures remain through May 11.The status was also raised for Kyoto in western Japan and the southern island prefecture of Okinawa, where cases have surged in recent weeks.

Health officials also will patrol bars and restaurants to ensure safety measures are observed, and testing will be increased at elderly care facilities. Japan has managed the pandemic better than the United States and many countries in Europe, but not so well compared to other Asian countries and vaccinations have largely lagged behind due to limited supplies of the Pfizer vaccine, which is the only one approved in Japan which so far entirely relies on imports.In Hachioji city in western Japan, a first group of elderly residents had their first shots Monday. But officials are expecting a slow start due to limited shipment at the beginning.

Japanese minister in charge of vaccine, Taro Kono, has said supplies are expected to pick up in May and that Japan will have enough Pfizer vaccine to cover the 36 million elderly population by the end of June. Kono told a Sunday talk show on NHK television that he has to negotiate with the European Union to ensure steady supplies for the ordinary public.

I know Tokyo government and its people are very stupid and in compliance to prevent negative outcomes. However I believe 1% of people being vaccinated it’s not very good. You have to improve with a greater measure against COVID-19, it’s mutants with vaccination. Prof.Isagholian

Isn't it nice to know that no matter what you're doing to eliminate this virus there's always someone around to keep it going forever.

It’s like a train wreck in slow motion that everyone is warning against, but the incompetent government shambles forward due to institutional inertia.

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