Osaka Prefecture Time saving request is limited to Osaka city Adjusted in the direction until 9 pm

The government has decided to lift the state of emergency issued to the three Kansai prefectures on the 28th of the end of this month.

Osaka and Kyoto will hold a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters on the afternoon of the 26th to decide the measures after the cancellation. Of these, Osaka prefecture will limit the request for shortening the business hours to restaurants in Osaka city and then the business hours. We are adjusting the service until 9 pm and the liquor service until 8 pm.

Regarding the state of emergency, the government has decided to lift the state of emergency on the 28th of the end of this month in six prefectures, including the three prefectures of Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto, excluding the Tokyo metropolitan area, out of the 10 prefectures in the target area. It was.

The three prefectures in Kansai have a policy of gradually easing measures even after the declaration is lifted in order to prevent the spread of infection again, of which Hyogo prefecture requests restaurants in the prefecture to shorten business hours. Regarding, the period from the 1st to the 7th of next month will be extended by 1 hour from now to 9 pm.

In addition, Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture will hold a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters on the afternoon of the 26th to decide the measures after the cancellation, and of these, Osaka Prefecture will request shortening of time to restaurants in the prefecture from the 1st of next month. Has limited the target area to the city of Osaka, and is adjusting the business hours until 9 pm and the liquor service until 8 pm.

In areas other than Osaka City, we are considering canceling the request to shorten the time to stores, but calling on the citizens of the prefecture to refrain from drinking parties and banquets with 5 or more participants and more than 2 hours.

Regarding this, Governor Yoshimura told reporters, "It is appropriate to prevent fires from areas in the city center where infections are likely to spread as much as possible, and we are not considering requesting a shorter time outside Osaka city. I'm sorry to all of you, but I'd like to ask. "

On top of that, Governor Yoshimura said, "It takes about two weeks to see the progress of the infection. I would like to ask you to say that it will be three weeks in order to determine the effect. We are making final adjustments." Said.