Regarding the state of emergency, Fukuoka Prefecture has not waited for the deadline of 7th next month, saying that the usage rate of beds has decreased as the number of new infections of the new coronavirus has decreased and it has reached the standard to request the government to cancel it. I have decided to request that I consider the cancellation.
Fukuoka Prefecture, which has issued a state of emergency, has set two criteria for requesting the government to cancel the declaration.
One is that the average number of newly infected people per week is less than 180 for 7 consecutive days, which is 57.1 as of the 23rd, clearing the standard for 22 consecutive days.
In addition, the usage rate of beds was 49.6% of the 760 beds, which the prefecture says to secure at the maximum on the 22nd, which was lower than the previous day and reached less than 50% of the standard.
This is the first time that both of the two standards have been met since the standard was set on the 2nd of this month.
In response to this, Fukuoka Prefecture decided to request the government to consider canceling the state of emergency without waiting for the deadline of 7th next month after hearing opinions from the municipalities on the afternoon of the 24th.
We plan to request it within the 24th.
Deputy Governor Hattori told reporters, "I heard that the end of February is the break, but I would like the government to decide the date of cancellation."
On the other hand, he said that the measures would be gradually eased, such as requesting restaurants to shorten the business hours by 8:00 pm so that the infection would not spread again. It was.