Kumamoto Prefecture has decided to extend its own state of emergency, which is set to be until the 7th of this month, for two weeks until the 21st of this month, saying that the bed usage rate, which has been used as a guideline for cancellation, has not improved sufficiently.
Kumamoto Prefecture held a countermeasures headquarters meeting at the prefectural office on the 5th, and discussed the prefecture's own state of emergency until the 7th of this month.
Among them, Governor Kabashima said that the number of newly infected people in the prefecture in the week up to the 3rd was 4.1 per 100,000 population, which is one-seventh of the level three weeks before the original declaration was issued. He said that five of the six indicators shown by the national subcommittee, such as a decrease, fell below stage 3.
On the other hand, regarding the bed usage rate, which has been used as a guideline for canceling the declaration, "Of the indicators shown by the national subcommittee, it still exceeds 25% of the stage 3 standard, and in particular, the bed usage rate in Kumamoto city is 50%. The situation continues to be tight to the extent. "
In addition, based on the opinion that medical personnel in the prefecture have not confirmed that the bed usage rate will be lower than stage 3, and Kumamoto City requested to extend its own state of emergency, this month. We have decided to extend it for two weeks until the 21st.
On the other hand, the request to shorten the business hours, which was set to 8 pm for all restaurants in the prefecture, was relaxed, and after narrowing down the target to restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages in the center of Kumamoto city, until 10 pm We will continue to request shortening of business hours.