Ehime Prefecture has requested the national government to apply "priority measures such as prevention of spread" on the night of the 21st, saying that the crisis of the spread of the new coronavirus to the entire prefecture is imminent.
In Ehime Prefecture, it was announced on the 21st that 53 people, the second highest number in the past, were infected with the new coronavirus, and the infection remains high.
Under these circumstances, Ehime Prefecture said that the crisis of spread to the entire prefecture was imminent, and requested the national government to apply "priority measures such as prevention of spread" on the night of the 21st.
In order to apply the "Priority Measures", it is a guideline that the index indicated by the government subcommittee is equivalent to "Stage 3".
Ehime Prefecture says that it exceeds the "Stage 3" standard in indicators such as "number of newly infected people", and the prefecture expects to apply "priority measures" in Matsuyama City, where the infection situation continues to be particularly severe. I will.
Ehime Prefecture has already announced that it is necessary to stop the spread of infection as soon as possible, and as a response unique to the prefecture, it has announced that it will spread the request to shorten business hours throughout the prefecture and reduce the number of outings by 50%.
Governor Nakamura of Ehime Prefecture said at a press conference on the 21st, "I want to stop the spread of infection because it may affect emergency medical care."