日本呼籲恢復遠程辦公

More home working urged
日本呼籲恢復遠程辦公

Japan's economy minister on Monday urged more telecommuting to contain the spread of the coronavirus as a surge in cases during the past week has sparked worries over a growing burden on the nation's healthcare system.
日本負責新冠疫情應對的官員、經濟再生大臣西村康稔7月27日呼籲更多人遠程辦公，以控制新冠病毒的傳播。過去一週日本新增病例大幅增加，引發對醫療系統不堪重負的擔憂。

In a video meeting with local governors, Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is also in charge of coronavirus response, called on business leaders to enhance anti-virus measures, such as encouraging the level of telecommuting achieved during Japan's state of emergency earlier this year.
西村康稔當日在與日本各地知事的視頻會議上呼籲商界領袖加強防疫措施，例如恢復今年早些時候緊急狀態期間實現的員工遠程辦公比例

"At one point, commuter numbers were down by 70 to 80%, but now it's only about 30%," Nishimura said. "We really don't want to backtrack on this, so we have to explore new ways of working and raise the proportion of teleworking."
西村康稔說：“員工的遠程辦公比例曾經一度達到70%至80%，但現在只有約30%。我們不想開倒車，就要尋找新的工作方式，提高員工遠程辦公比例。”

On Monday, 131 new cases were reported in Tokyo, along with rising numbers in other urban areas.
7月27日，東京報告131例新增病例，其它城市的病例數也在增加。