Osaka Prefecture held a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters for the new coronavirus, and regarding the state of emergency that will be due on the 11th next week, the spread of infection in the prefecture has not stopped and the medical care provision system continues to be in a critical situation. We have decided to request the state to extend the declaration.
With the deadline for the state of emergency issued in the four prefectures of Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, and Tokyo approaching the 11th next week, Osaka Prefecture held a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters for the new Corona on the afternoon of the 6th.
In this, Governor Yoshimura said, "Given that the number of newly infected people remains high and the medical care provision system is in an extreme situation, we have to request an extension of the state of emergency. I can't. "
Also, in the prefecture, the number of new positives every 7 days has decreased in the last week up to the 5th compared to the previous week, but it is still at a high level, and soon. The number of beds that can be hospitalized and the "bed operation rate", which indicates how much it is filled, exceeded 100% for the first time in beds for critically ill patients on the 5th, and the crisis situation continues. It was reported.
At the meeting, it was decided to request the government to extend the state of emergency, saying that it is necessary to continue to take strong measures such as controlling the flow of people in order to stop the spread of infection and escape from the medical crisis. It was.