Declaration of emergency Emergency decision to cancel Kansai and continue Tokyo metropolitan area / Hokkaido May 21 19:26
Regarding the declaration of an emergency situation, the government officially decided to open a countermeasures headquarters on the night of 21st and cancel it in 2 prefectures and 1 prefecture in Kansai, such as Osaka, while continuing to operate 1 prefecture and 3 prefectures in the Tokyo metropolitan area such as Tokyo and Hokkaido. Prime Minister Abe confirmed that the region that continues the declaration will hear experts' opinions again on the 25th of this month after the beginning of the week, and that it can be lifted if the number of infected people continues to decline. .
From 6 pm on the 21st, the government opened a countermeasures headquarters at the prime minister's official residence and canceled Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo's two Kansai prefectures, and Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, and Hokkaido has officially decided to continue.
Prime Minister Abe also asked experts to evaluate the areas where the declaration of emergency is continued as "improvement in infection status and medical care provision system" on the 25th day of the week, and the number of infected people decreased. If the trend continues, we acknowledged that it is possible to cancel.
However, he said, "The risks still remain," and continued to call for refraining from going out and moving across prefectures.
In addition, regarding the areas that have been lifted, after taking measures to prevent the spread of infection based on "new lifestyles" such as avoiding "3 secrets" and guidelines for preventing infections established by each industry, Called for a gradual resumption of economic activity.