Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Dec. 14 before announcing the suspension of the Go To Travel campaign and attending a dinner party with more than five people, including lawmakers and celebrities, in Tokyo’s Ginza district (Kotaro Ebara)
After sending mixed messages about traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga raised further doubts about his seriousness in fighting the health crisis by attending a steak dinner party with celebrities.
The central government’s panel of experts on dealing with the novel coronavirus has called on people to refrain from holding dinner parties in groups of five or more because such large gatherings pose a high risk of contracting and spreading the virus.