Policy not to reduce alert level even when the emergency declaration is lifted 22:08 May 13, Ehime
Governor Nakamura of Ehime Prefecture will not reduce the warning level set by the prefecture before the end of this month, even if Ehime prefecture is included in the target of partial cancellation of the emergency declaration under consideration by the government. , Showed the policy of continuing to seek refraining from traveling across prefectures.
Regarding the declaration of emergency, the government has decided to cancel the policy in a part of the "special alert prefectures" and all other 34 prefectures, and will consult the advisory committee held on the 14th.
Regarding this, Governor Nakamura will not reduce from the current second alert level among the three alert levels previously set by the prefecture, even if Ehime Prefecture is included in the release at the press conference. Revealed.
Governor Nakamura says that the reason is that it is necessary for two weeks and no new cases of infection in order to reduce from the current "infection alert period" to the "infection reduction period", which is the lowest alert level, according to the standards established by the prefecture. However, this is because the criteria are not met.
For this reason, from the 11th of this month, requests for refraining from going out to so-called "three dense" places such as restaurants with movements across prefectures and entertainment in downtown areas, and requests for suspension of business from business operators will continue until 31st. I am doing it.
However, regarding leave requests, if infection prevention measures such as so-called "3 dense" avoidance measures are taken, it is excluded from the request. After showing this policy, Governor Nakamura said, "Don't let your heart down."