New Coronavirus Government "Basic Action Policy" To Be Determined Today March 28 4:37
As the number of people infected with the new coronavirus continues to increase rapidly in Tokyo, the government has decided to decide on a “basic response policy” including general policies on the 28th. However, at this time, we are not in a situation to make an "Emergency Declaration", and when making a declaration, we will carefully determine the infection status and make other decisions.
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus has soared in Tokyo. To formulate a strategic response policy.
In response to this, an Advisory Committee was held on 27th to listen to the opinions of experts to formulate a response policy, and the government presented the original draft, while experts said that the state of the medical provision system was And the need to strengthen information transmission.
The government is making final adjustments, such as modifying the original draft based on the opinions, and the Task Force will decide on a response policy on March 28.
This will establish a legal process for the Prime Minister to make an "Emergency Declaration", but the government has found that the number of infected people in Tokyo is small compared to the population. It is not a situation to make a declaration of emergency.
For this reason, when making a declaration, we will carefully listen to the opinions of experts and local governments and carefully assess the status of infection.