Japanese Prime Minister Abe: May lift emergency status in 5 places including Tokyo as soon as possible

　　China News Service, May 21, according to Kyodo News Agency, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the 21st to maintain the emergency declaration Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, the four capital metropolitan areas and Hokkaido said that if the current situation continues On the 25th at the earliest, on the basis of expert evaluation, the emergency declarations of these five places may be lifted.

　　It is also reported that Abe also announced on the same day that the three Kinki regions of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo will be released from the emergency declaration based on the New Coronavirus Special Measures Act.

　　According to reports, the increase in the number of newly diagnosed infections in Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo is believed to be controlled, and the number of beds and testing systems can also be ensured. The declaration of lifting was the second time after the 14th. A total of 42 counties and counties are no longer subject to the declaration.

Data Map: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

　　The four prefectures of Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa and Hokkaido in the metropolitan area will maintain their declarations, and whether they will be lifted will be discussed in the middle of next week.

　　The Japanese government will once again demand that the "new secrets" such as avoiding confinement, intensive contact and close contact with the "three secrets" and wearing masks be fixed, and urges not to enter or leave restaurants and other places where guests are prone to aggregate cases.

　　Around the four capital counties in the metropolitan area, the government discussed whether it could be lifted as a whole in the life circle. Newly diagnosed infections in Tokyo and Kanagawa are considered to be insufficient.

　　Three prefectures and counties in the Kinki region will restart social and economic activities in stages on the premise of taking comprehensive measures for epidemic prevention and control. Osaka Prefecture Governor Yoshimura Yoshimura revealed that if the declaration is lifted, the scope of the target for the suspension of business in the prefecture will be greatly reduced from the 23rd. Kyoto Prefecture and Hyogo Prefecture also intend to keep pace.

　　The Japanese government issued a declaration on 7 prefectures on April 7 and expanded it to all prefectures on the 16th. May 4th decided to extend the deadline to 31st. Abe has said that it will be released according to the situation, without waiting for the arrival of the deadline.