“Go to Eat” reinstated in Okinawa Prefecture, adjusted just for shops with certification
On the Prefectural Infection Prevention Certification System activities, now that Okinawa Prefecture recognizes that the the Covid-19 prevention criteria have been fulfilled, Governor Denny Tamaki, on 11 October, made clear his consideration of narrowing the target to shops that got their certification previously, if the national government restarts its “Go to Eat” support strategy for restaurants and bars. He says that he is advancing adjustments in both the Prefectural bureaucracy and the Prefecture itself. On 11 October, Governor Tamaki visited and presented certification stickers: First Certificate for Bars and Restaurants to Yoshihiko Palette (certified 14 June) and First Certificate for Hotel Business to the Okinawa Daiichi Hotel (certified 24 September). Even though the State of Emergency Declaration has been repealed, he appealed for a continuation of the system that brought shops together to receive the certification. Governor Tamaki stated, “As the spr...