"Unthinking Redesignation of Kitakyushu, Tokyo" Nishimura Economic Recovery Minister's Declaration of Emergency Situation May 31 12:50

Regarding Tokyo and Kitakyushu, where new infected persons are one after another, Minister Nishimura, who is in charge of economic revitalization, is not considering redesignating the emergency declaration at this time, and would like to detect infected persons early and try to contain them. I showed the idea.

At the press conference, Minister of Economic Rehabilitation Nishimura commented on the situation in Tokyo and Kitakyushu City, saying, "We are watching with a sense of crisis, but the route of infection is being pursued, so at this stage we are targeting the state of emergency. I'm not thinking about redesignating it. "

In addition, he said, "It is important to recognize that a small epidemic can occur anywhere in Japan. It is important not to make it a big epidemic." In addition to thorough prevention measures for infection, early detection of infected persons and deep contact He indicated that he wanted to contain the fashion by identifying people.

On the other hand, Mr. Nishimura said that Mr. Trump's intention to postpone until September was related to the G7 Summit = Summit of the seven major countries, "Prime Minister Abe on Japan's efforts to reduce the number of infected people in a democratic manner. It is very important to explain to each other and share the experience of each country to show the stance of preparing for the second wave and the third wave. " Emphasized the importance of exchanging opinions.