Regarding the declaration of emergency that was extended until the 7th of next month, Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture said that it is desirable that the three prefectures of Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto be in line when requesting cancellation, and the criteria for cancellation in Osaka When it reached, we consulted with Hyogo prefecture and Kyoto prefecture and expressed the idea of ​​deciding the policy.

Regarding the state of emergency that was extended to the 7th of next month, Osaka Prefecture said that the average number of new positives in the last week was 300 or less per day for 7 days, or the bed usage rate for critically ill patients was high. If less than 60% of the days last for 7 days, we will listen to the opinions of experts before deciding whether to request the government to cancel.



Regarding this, Governor Yoshimura said at a press conference on the 4th, "When requesting cancellation, I would like to make a request in line with Keihanshin. Keihanshin has a part where people's movements and economic areas are integrated. Therefore, I would like the three governors to work together to make a request, "he said, and expressed the idea that it is desirable for the three prefectures to be in line when making a request for cancellation.



After that, he said, "The final person in charge is each governor, and the cancellation criteria are different, but if the criteria are reached in Osaka, I would like to consult with the governors of Hyogo and Kyoto and listen to their opinions before proceeding." If the cancellation criteria are reached in Osaka, we will discuss with Governor Ido of Hyogo Prefecture and Governor Nishiwaki of Kyoto Prefecture to decide the policy.



In addition, Governor Yoshimura will set the number of days according to the request even for businesses that closed during the period, which is currently excluded from the cooperation fee paid to restaurants etc. in response to the request for shortening business hours. He expressed his intention to proceed with concrete system design in the future, saying that he would like to pay according to the situation.

Judgment criteria and current status of cancellation request

Osaka Prefecture announced on the 4th that it was confirmed that 207 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.



Osaka Prefecture has its own criteria for requesting the government to lift the state of emergency.



The average number of new positives in the last week is 300 or less per day for 7 days, or the bed usage rate for critically ill patients is less than 60% for 7 days.



Of these, the number of new positives was 248.3 on the 4th, meeting the standard for the third consecutive day.



However, even if the standard is reached, Osaka Prefecture will hear the opinions of experts before requesting the cancellation of the declaration.