The state of emergency issued to Aichi and Gifu prefectures was lifted by February 28th.
Governor Omura of Aichi Prefecture wanted to further reduce the number of hospitalized patients, and called for continued thorough infection prevention measures.
In response to the cancellation of the state of emergency issued in the prefecture, Aichi Prefecture issued a prefecture-specific "strict caution declaration" for two weeks from March 1st to 14th, and all restaurants in the prefecture. We will continue to request shortening of business hours.
Under these circumstances, Governor Omura of Aichi Prefecture said at a press conference in the morning that the number of patients infected with the new coronavirus and admitted to medical institutions in the prefecture was 338 as of the night of February 28. "The number of inpatients has halved compared to the highest number, but it is still in stage 3 according to national indicators. We expect that it will continue to decrease with new infected people. I want to. "
On top of that, he said, "March and April are the seasons when people often move during spring break trips and cherry-blossom viewing, as well as having many opportunities for dinner. It was.