Kyoto Prefecture has begun to make adjustments to request the government to issue a state of emergency, saying that the spread of the new coronavirus has not been stopped.
On the evening of the 21st, we will hold a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters to decide the policy.
In Kyoto Prefecture, "Priority Measures to Prevent Spread" have been applied since April 12, and requests for shortening business hours have been made to restaurants, etc., but the average number of infected people in the last week has reached 100. Beyond that, the spread of infection has not stopped.
In addition, the usage rate of beds for inpatients has exceeded 50%, and if the infection continues to spread, there is concern that the strain on beds will become even more severe, so Kyoto Prefecture has requested the government to issue a state of emergency. I started to adjust in the direction of doing.
The prefecture will hold a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters on the evening of the 21st to decide the policy.
Regarding the state of emergency, while neighboring Osaka and Hyogo prefectures are squeezing the request, Governor Nishiwaki will decide whether to request the issuance to Kyoto after assessing the infection situation in the prefecture and the contents of the measures of the declaration. He showed the idea that he wanted to make a decision.