Regarding the government's declaration of emergency, Governor Koike of Tokyo said at a press conference that the number of new positives in Tokyo is estimated to be 2000 in two weeks. I would like to concentrate and tighten it tightly, "he said, and expressed his desire to thoroughly control the infection during the period of the declaration until May 11.
Among them, Governor Koike commented on the infection situation in Tokyo, saying, "In particular, the speed of increase in new positives is increasing recently. From experts, the number of new positives will reach 2000 in two weeks, and the number of hospitalized patients will increase. There was also an estimate that it would increase. We must stop the highly infectious mutant virus here now. "
After that, he said, "Once you have decided, you should concentrate first there. It is important to unite in a total war. Once you decide to start, I want to tighten it tightly." He expressed his desire to thoroughly control the infection during the period.
On the other hand, Governor Koike said that on the 10th day after the application of the "Priority Measures to Prevent Spread", he said that he had requested a state of emergency, saying, "The spread of the infection could not be suppressed and the flow of people could not be sufficiently suppressed. Looking at the example in Kansai, the spread of infected people is progressing at a tremendous speed, and the medical care provision system is extremely difficult. It is better to go to the next stage to achieve the cause of preventing the spread of infection. There was also a judgment that it was appropriate. "
He also said, "In Japan, it is not in the form of a city blockade or a fine of millions of yen like other countries, but there are some parts that were not enough in the priority measures so that it would be a valid period of emergency declaration. I would like to take measures including this. "
"Turn off bright signs and neon lights after 8 pm"
Governor Koike said, "I would like to ask you to turn off the bright signs, neon lights, illuminations, etc. after 8 pm. It will be dark at night and only the street lights will come on. All the lights except the street lights. I would like to make sure that all of them are erased. "
Regarding the reason, Governor Koike said, "In the event of the oil crisis and the Great East Japan Earthquake, I think I remember trying to turn off the lights as much as possible by curbing the use of electricity, and the night city of Tokyo became quite dark. This time, it is a measure to curb the flow of people. "