Tokushima Prefecture, where the infection of the new coronavirus is spreading rapidly, requested the government to apply "priority measures such as prevention of spread".
In Tokushima Prefecture, 60 people were announced on the 3rd, the highest number of cases per day, and the number of infected people in the month of April was 773, which is about eight times that of March.
At the prefectural countermeasures headquarters meeting held on the 4th, the sickbed usage rate remained at a high level of about 60%, and many cars from other prefectures visited tourist spots in the prefecture during consecutive holidays. Etc. were reported.
In response to this, Governor Iizumi of Tokushima Prefecture said that it is necessary to take stronger measures than ever, taking into account the opinions of the expert meeting, and on the 4th, applied "priority measures such as spread prevention" to the government. I requested.
The target area is Tokushima City, which has the highest number of infected people.
Tokushima Prefecture has already requested restaurants to shorten their business hours from April 16th to May 11th until 9:00 pm, but if "priority measures such as spread prevention" are applied, another hour In addition to being moved up to 8:00 pm, large-scale customer attraction facilities will be encouraged to shorten business hours.
Governor Iizumi said at a press conference, "Tokushima Prefecture is close to Keihanshin, so we would like to take stronger measures to stop the violence of mutant strains."