Regarding Miyagi Prefecture's exclusion from "priority measures such as prevention of spread," Governor Murai said, "The prefecture cannot lift everything with this," because the usage rate of beds continues to be high. He expressed the idea that requests for shortening business hours to restaurants in the city should be extended.
Governor Murai of Miyagi Prefecture responded to a reporter's interview in the prefectural office on the afternoon of the 7th.
Among them, Governor Murai said that Miyagi Prefecture will be excluded from the target of "priority measures such as spread prevention" by the deadline of 11 days next week. The situation is gone. I think it's a reasonable decision. "
On top of that, "There is a risk that the number of patients will increase rapidly from the end of this month to the beginning of next month due to the influence of the mutant virus, and the bed usage rate will remain high. He said that the request for shortening business hours to restaurants in Sendai city should be extended.
In connection with this, Governor Murai revealed that the mayor of Sendai City requested that restaurants serving alcoholic beverages continue to be open until 8:00 pm throughout the month. I made it.
Miyagi Prefecture will hold a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters on the afternoon of the 8th to consider future measures such as how to request time reduction.