As a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, the government has issued a third state of emergency to the four prefectures of Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto, and has made adjustments to apply "priority measures such as spread prevention" to Ehime prefecture. doing.


Under the state of emergency, it is possible to request a leave of absence.

A long holiday coming soon.

The focus is on how effective measures can be taken to reduce the flow of people during the period.

Nishimura, the minister in charge of economic revitalization, said, "We need stronger and more intensive measures than ever before."

The four prefectures of Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto have requested the government to issue a state of emergency in response to the worsening infection situation such as the rapid increase of mutant viruses.


We would like to accelerate coordination with the government regarding specific measures such as the period of declaration, the scope of requests for leave, and the target of requests for shortening business hours.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said at a press conference on the morning of the 22nd that it is necessary to seize the opportunity of long holidays from the expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and suppress the infection, especially in the area where the infection is spreading, the flow of people is reduced. He explained that he was required to work on specific measures to make him.



On top of that, "The important thing is how to take effective measures to prevent the spread of infection. Based on the fact that various measures will lead to reduction of infection risk through control of human flow. , We must consider it. ”He said that he would hurry to consider taking effective measures to reduce the flow of people during the Golden Week holidays.

Tokyo

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government wants to announce concrete measures as soon as the government decides to issue a state of emergency on the 23rd.


Interviews with the people concerned revealed a proposal for measures to be taken when an emergency declaration was issued to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

▼ For restaurants, we will request the stores that serve alcohol to close.


▼ If you do not provide it, we will request a shorter time until 8:00 pm.



▼ Large commercial facilities will ask for cooperation if the total floor area exceeds 1000 square meters, except for the area where daily necessities are sold.



▼ In principle, we request the cooperation of events to be held without spectators, except for those necessary for maintaining social life.



The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is rushing to discuss these proposals with the government, and if it is decided to issue a state of emergency on the 23rd, it will be announced as a measure to be taken in Tokyo.

On the 22nd, 861 new cases of infection were announced in Tokyo.


This is the highest number since the second state of emergency was lifted in March, and the number has reached the 800 level for two consecutive days, and the pace of increase is increasing.

Osaka Prefecture “Requesting application from this weekend”

In Kansai as well, the rapid spread of the new coronavirus infection cannot be stopped, so the three prefectures of Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto are requesting the national government to issue a state of emergency.



On the 22nd, 1167 new cases of infection were announced in Osaka Prefecture.


The number of infected people per day is the fifth highest in the past, exceeding 1000 for the third consecutive day.

Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture announced on the 22nd that he is requesting the application of the state of emergency requested from the government from this weekend, saying that it is necessary to suppress the number of people on weekends when people move significantly. ..



Governor Yoshimura said, "We are requesting the government to apply the declaration as soon as it is decided. Especially on weekends, people move a lot, so we are discussing that we would like to ask from the weekend. No, but I would like to ask as soon as possible. "

In addition, Governor Yoshimura said about the measures accompanying the declaration, "It is very important to greatly suppress the flow of people. We are talking with the country that we want to stop large-scale shopping malls, department stores, underground malls, theme parks, etc. We need stronger measures, "he said, and expressed his intention to hurry to coordinate with the country.



In addition, Governor Yoshimura said about the sporting event, "It should be canceled or postponed, or it should be held without spectators. The basic idea is to avoid crowds."

Corresponding in line with Osaka Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture

In Hyogo prefecture, 547 new cases of infection were announced on the 22nd, and the spread of the infection continues to be unstoppable.



On the 21st, the prefecture requested the government to issue a state of emergency to Hyogo, saying that the "priority measures such as prevention of spread" were not sufficiently effective.



The prefecture has a policy of deciding specific measures in response to the government's declaration of emergency.



The focus is on the period of the declaration, whether or not to request a leave of absence, and to what extent the prefecture will request refraining from providing alcoholic beverages at restaurants. I am.

Governor Ido of Hyogo Prefecture attended the meeting of the Union of Kansai Governments and said, "We recorded the highest number of new outbreaks yesterday, and today we have 547 people, the second in history. Said.

Kyoto Prefecture Infection confirmation 22 days is the second highest in the past

The spread of the new coronavirus infection continues in Kyoto Prefecture.


On the 22nd, 148 new cases of infection were announced in the prefecture.


This is the second highest number of people infected per day, after 154 on January 17th.

On the 22nd, Governor Nishiwaki of Kyoto Prefecture attended the meeting of the new coronavirus countermeasures headquarters of the "Kansai Wide Area Union" made in 2 prefectures and 4 prefectures of Kansai online.



Among them, on the 21st, he requested the government to issue a state of emergency, saying, "The spread of infection is remarkable and there is concern that the bed will be tight. I did. "

In order to prevent the spread of infection during the Golden Week holidays, in prefectures requesting a state of emergency, such as Kyoto,


▼ shortening business hours at restaurants, restricting the provision of alcoholic beverages,


▼ when necessary to maintain a living Except for,


we confirmed that we should

not go out unnecessarily, and that

we would like to postpone the event and refrain from holding it at the customer attraction facility used by a large number of people.

After the meeting, Governor Nishiwaki said to the reporters, "I think it is necessary to take some action in the north as well," regarding the request to shorten the business hours to restaurants in 16 cities, towns and villages in the south such as Kyoto. We would like to coordinate with the national and local governments, "he said, and expressed the idea that extending the time saving request to the entire prefecture is also an option.



He said, "I think it is desirable to ban the provision of alcoholic beverages, but I would like to coordinate with the government," and said that the request to restrict the provision of alcoholic beverages should be implemented.

Kyoto Prefecture will hold a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters on the 23rd to decide the measures.

government

As a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, the government is coordinating to issue a state of emergency to the four prefectures of Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto.

Prime Minister Suga met with Minister for Economic Revitalization Nishimura and Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura at the Prime Minister's Office on the night of the 22nd.



At the meeting, it seems that they had a final discussion on the period and measures to be taken when deciding the policy to issue the declaration.


Then, once the future policy is settled, on the 23rd, the "Basic Coping Policy Subcommittee" made up of infectious disease experts will be held to hear their opinions, and then a declaration will be made at the government's countermeasures headquarters. It is a policy to formally decide such things.

Minister Nishimura "Needs stronger and more intensive measures than ever before"

At the plenary session of the House of Representatives on the 22nd, Mr. Nishimura, the minister in charge of economic revitalization, said, "Regarding the issuance of a state of emergency, we will work closely with prefectures to discuss in detail what should be strengthened in order to suppress highly infectious mutant strains. We are working on a final decision, including the period, and will soon hold a "Basic Coping Policy Subcommittee" to hear the opinions of experts before making a final decision. "


On that basis, regarding the measures to be taken under the declaration, "It is necessary to seize the opportunity of the Golden Week holidays and take stronger intensive measures than ever before. While listening to the opinions of experts, I would like to work closely with the prefectures and make a prompt decision as to whether or not to proceed. "

Requested application of "Priority Measures to Prevent Spread" in Ehime Prefecture

On the other hand, in response to Ehime Prefecture's request to the government to apply "priority measures such as prevention of spread", the government newly decided to issue an "emergency declaration" to Tokyo and other countries. We are making final adjustments to apply "priority measures" to the prefecture.

In Ehime prefecture, since the infection of 23 people was announced on the 23rd of last month, about 30 to 40 people have been announced every day for the past month.


On the 22nd, 29 new cases of infection were announced.

Assuming application in Matsuyama City

The prefecture announced that it would request the national government to apply "priority measures such as prevention of spread," saying that the crisis of spread to the entire prefecture was imminent, and carried out the request procedure 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", and the prefecture is in a particularly severe infection situation. Is assumed to be applied.

Whether or not it will be applied will be consulted by the government's "Basic Coping Policy Subcommittee" made up of experts on infectious diseases.

Number of infected people nationwide 5459

On the 22nd, 5459 people have been announced nationwide so far.


In the four prefectures of Nara, Mie, Oita, and Fukui, the number of infected people per day has reached a record high, and the trend of infection spread nationwide has not stopped.