Governor Suzuki of Mie Prefecture will send a state of emergency to Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa based on the Special Measures Law for the new coronavirus countermeasures. He expressed his intention to consider a request to refrain from moving unnecessarily and urgently.
Governor Suzuki of Mie Prefecture told reporters at the prefectural office, "In the current situation where infected people in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures account for half of the total number of infected people in Japan, it is a good way to make a declaration in a limited area. ".
After that, when an emergency declaration was issued, he indicated that he would consider whether to call on the citizens of the prefecture to refrain from unnecessary and unurgent movement to 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures based on the period and conditions of the declaration.
Furthermore, if the resumption of "Go To Travel", which has been suspended nationwide, is postponed until January 11th due to the issuance of the declaration, he said that he would consider support measures for tourists. It was.
On the other hand, based on the infection situation in Mie prefecture, it was clarified that it is not considering issuing a declaration unique to the prefecture.
In addition, Governor Suzuki urged discussions on the revision of the Act on Special Measures Against the New Coronavirus as soon as possible in order to make the request for cooperation from the governor effective.