Regarding the state of emergency, which is due at the end of this month, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has reiterated the declaration, saying that although the number of new infection confirmations is decreasing, there is a concern that it will increase again in a short period of time due to the recent increase in the number of people. We are considering requesting the government to extend it.
In Tokyo, 542 new infections were confirmed on the 25th, and the number has been declining, falling below the same day of the previous week for 12 consecutive days.
However, the average number of people for seven days until the 25th is about 600, which is about twice as high as in mid-March, just before the second state of emergency was lifted.
Governor Koike said on the 25th, "I am extremely worried about the situation where the flow of people is increasing after the Golden Week holidays."
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government requested the government to re-extend the declaration of deadline on the 31st of this month, saying that there is a concern that if the state of emergency is lifted, it will increase again in a short period of time while the epidemic is being replaced by the highly infectious mutant virus. We are proceeding with the study in the direction of
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government intends to take measures in cooperation with the three prefectures of Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa, where the application period of priority measures such as prevention of spread is until 31st of this month, to further suppress infection.