Professor Kazuhiro Tateda of Toho University, who is the chairman of the Japan Society for Infectious Diseases, said about the request for issuing a state of emergency, "In 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures, we are requesting shortened business hours for restaurants, but we control the spread of infection. In Tokyo, in particular, the number of newly infected people per day greatly exceeds 1,000, and it is not strange that medical institutions will run out at any time. Not being able to share a sense of crisis. It is effective and very important for the government and local governments to complain about the crisis in one voice and ask for countermeasures, because I think that is causing the current situation. "

And, "I think that more than 90% of people take measures against infection such as wearing masks, disinfecting, and avoiding" 3 Cs ", but even those who can not do it will be sent a message and everyone will thoroughly take measures against infection I have to use this as an opportunity. "



On that basis, regarding the measures taken by local governments, "The state of emergency was issued in April last year while groping, but through the second and third waves, experience with the new coronavirus has been accumulated. It is necessary for the top management of each local government to consider whether it is the center of infection, and to take measures that are as effective as possible and cause less damage to the socio-economy. "