China News Service, April 9th, according to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) report, on the 9th, the governor of Japan ’s Aichi Prefecture Hideaki Omura said that because the number of infected people in the county continues to increase and is not included in the scope of the central government ’s emergency declaration, the plan On the 10th, in the name of the county government, an emergency declaration was issued independently.
In response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued an emergency declaration on the 7th, announcing the state of emergency in 7 prefectures including Tokyo, Osaka, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, Hyogo, and Fukuoka. . However, Aichi Prefecture, which has the fifth highest number of infections in Japan, has not been included in the scope of the emergency declaration.
Hideo Omura, Governor of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, said that Aichi Prefecture will publish a declaration of emergency on April 10. Image source: Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) video screenshot
In response, Omura said, "Tomorrow (10th) afternoon, Aichi Prefecture will issue a declaration of emergency, which has prevented residents from going to 7 prefectures (Tokyo, etc.)," he emphasized. After the announcement, the people will be asked to stay at home as much as possible and not to travel.
At the same time, Omura also requested that the Japanese central government be able to join Aichi Prefecture in the emergency declaration.
According to reports, the Japanese central government had discussed the infection status of Aichi Prefecture on the 7th, and believed that compared with Tokyo and other places, the number of new cases has slowed and the proportion of patients with unknown sources of infection is also small. The report analyzes that the central government may discuss carefully whether to include Aichi Prefecture in the scope of the emergency declaration.
As of 12:00 noon on the 9th local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Japan was 4,982, of which 280 were in Aichi Prefecture, the fifth most infected area in Japan.