Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto have decided to request the government to issue a state of emergency in response to the rapid spread of the new coronavirus infection in the Keihanshin area.
The three prefectures would like to request the government on the 9th to further strengthen the measures.
In the three prefectures of Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto, infection with the new coronavirus has spread rapidly, and the degree of tightness in the medical system is increasing.
In response to this situation, Osaka Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, and Kyoto Prefecture each held a countermeasures headquarters meeting on the 8th, and decided to request the government to issue a state of emergency following the 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures. I did.
Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture said, "It is a time when we need to make more strict requests, including places for eating and drinking, such as interaction between people, and curb the spread of infection. We will ask for the same measures as in the Greater Tokyo Area. I asked the citizens of the prefecture for their understanding.
When a state of emergency is declared, Osaka Prefecture has expanded the request for shortening business hours to restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages in Osaka City throughout the prefecture, and then increased business hours to 8 pm Until time, we will request again that alcoholic beverages be served from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.
In addition, Hyogo Prefecture will come to restaurants offering alcoholic beverages in four cities, Kobe City, Ashiya City, Amagasaki City, and Nishinomiya City, where many people come and go with Osaka, without waiting for the state of emergency. We have decided to request that business hours be from 5 am to 9 pm until the 7th of March.
In the three prefectures of Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto, we would like to request the government to issue a state of emergency on the 9th to further strengthen our countermeasures.