If the business operator does not respond to the order to close the business or shorten the business hours under the state of emergency, a fine of 500,000 yen or less will be set.

If the second decree is not effective, then Japan might be forced to lock itself down.

Even during the period of "precautionary measures (tentative name)" to be newly established as a preliminary step to the declaration, adjustments are being made to set a fine of 300,000 yen or less.

The newest measure is a penalty system for non-compliant business owners and COVID-19 patients.

Except for 10 Asian countries and those with business purposes.

As the target of the state of emergency has expanded from 4 prefectures to a total of 11 prefectures, the impact on the economy will also be personal consumption.

The seven prefectures that are decided on the 13th in Osaka, Kyoto, three Kansai prefectures in Hyogo, two Tokai prefectures in Aichi and Gifu, and Tochigi and Fukuoka prefectures.

The condition in the three prefectures is also worrisome.

The death toll from the new coronavirus in Japan is increasing at an unprecedented rate. On the 9th, the number exceeded 4,000, including the passengers of Diamond Princess.

Prime Minister Suga needs to review the situation in Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyugo; where COVID-19 cases increased rapidly a few more days before declaring the emergency state on there.

To sum it up, they said it is too late and the Japanese Government is not doing enough.

Why is the restaurant targeted this time? To what extent is it effective in suppressing the spread of infection?