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Kaori Muto, a professor at the University of Tokyo’s Institute of Medical Science and a member of the government’s subcommittee on pandemic measures. Local governments that are subject to quasi-emergency priority measures designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus are split over whether to allow eateries to continue serving alcohol.
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Regardless of whether alcohol is consumed, the important thing is to avoid dining in large groups.
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Aly Rustom
None of this is going to make a hoot of a difference as long as the schools remain open and people are commuting in packed trains like sardines.
Harry_Gatto
The most important thing you can do is to stay away from other people as much as possible.
smithinjapan
When are they going to learn that alcohol is not the problem? Go to ANY major shopping center and take a look at the Starbucks, McD's, or what have you and you'll see people sitting at chairs that say "No seating. Social Distance", blabbering to their friends/family, without masks on in many cases (as they take breaks from eating and drinking). Has nothing to do with alcohol at all.
spinningplates
Aly Ruston above is right.
A trip to the supermarket today around lunchtime, passing by absolutely jam packed fast food restaurants with lines outside...no alcohol served in those places, constant stream of people and confined quarters inside. It would seem the greater public no longer care.
Spitfire
@spinningplates,
You have nailed it along with Aly Ruston.
Went to the supermarket on the way home from cycling and nobody was social distancing.
The Chinese woman behind me was so close that she rammed her cart into me.
Speed
It should also be added that the time an eating establishment closes has no bearing whatsoever either on the spread. Each time it gets close to 8:00 (7:30 actually for last seating/order) there a big rush to get seated before the place has to closes, making the places needlessly crowded.
purple_depressed_bacon
Large groups; small groups - makes no difference. People are still packing themselves onto trains like they're trying to play a game of Human Tetris and schools are still open and operating. Restaurants and cafes that don't serve alcohol are full of customers eating side by side or queuing up with no thought to any social distancing. These "quasi" measures are only serving to be background noise - ain't nobody paying attention anymore.
Luddite
For crying out loud. Covid has been with us for two years and they still don't get it.
Tom San
The point is avoiding people altogether.