Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture has indicated that he has not yet reached the stage of requesting the government to issue a state of emergency regarding the status of infection in the prefecture.
After that, regarding the request to shorten the business hours to some restaurants in Osaka city, which has a deadline of January 11, we will hold a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters on January 8 to decide the future policy. It was.
Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture told reporters about the infection situation in the prefecture, "The medical system is in a very difficult situation, but the infection has not spread rapidly, so we request a state of emergency at this stage. We will not do it, "he said, recognizing that he has not yet reached the stage of requesting the government to issue a state of emergency.
On top of that, regarding the request to shorten the business hours to restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages in Osaka City, which is due by January 11, "The inspection will be inevitably thin during the year-end and New Year holidays. The number of positive people will increase on the 4th and 5th. I would like to decide the policy at the countermeasures headquarters meeting on the 8th while paying attention to the numbers. " I showed the idea to decide.