“Restricting traffic to and from specified prefectures even after the declaration is lifted” Minister of Economic Recovery May 12, 21:17
Nishimura's Minister for Economic Recovery, who is in charge of the new coronavirus countermeasures, said that at a press conference, even after the declaration of emergency in some areas was lifted, it was necessary to thoroughly prevent the spread of infection and Traffic has continued to call for self-restraint.
Among them, Minister of Economic Rehabilitation Nishimura said that the government is considering canceling the emergency declaration in a part of the specified caution prefectures and all other 34 prefectures on the 14th, in relation to infection and medical provision. He showed the idea of making decisions based not only on the status of the system, but also on local conditions such as living areas and economic areas.
On top of that, it is clear that "even if the declaration is lifted, not everything will be free immediately. You must continue to refrain from crossing prefectures with specific caution prefectures." I chose
In addition, Mr. Nishimura said that even in the region where it was canceled, he will continue to request refraining from using gymnasiums, entertainment businesses with entertainment, live facilities such as live houses, etc. We indicated that we would like to announce the standard for reopening the facility, taking into account the opinions of experts.
In addition, Minister Nishimura added a new member to the advisory committee of the government, which is composed mainly of infectious disease specialists, from the viewpoint of balancing infection prevention and socio-economic activities, Professor Yoko Ibuka of Keio University, Osaka It was revealed that Professor Fumio Otake of the university graduate school, Keiichiro Kobayashi Research Supervisor of the Tokyo Institute for Policy Research, and Professor Shunpei Takemori of Keio University will be added.