The three prefectures in the Tokyo metropolitan area jointly requested the government to re-extend the state of emergency and priority measures such as prevention of spread, which are due at the end of this month.
The state of emergency in Tokyo and the priority measures such as spread prevention applied to the three prefectures of Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa have entered the extension period from the 12th of this month, and will expire on the 31st of this month.
Regarding this, the governors of 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures held an online meeting on the evening of the 26th to discuss future measures.
Among them, although the number of new positives in each prefecture is decreasing, there are concerns that the epidemic is being replaced by a highly infectious mutant virus and that the severe situation continues unpredictably. It went up.
After that, we jointly requested the government to re-extend the state of emergency in Tokyo and the priority measures such as prevention of spread in Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa.
The request also calls for financial measures to support businesses affected by the re-extension.
Governor Koike of Tokyo said at an online conference, "If you cancel here, there is concern that the infection will spread again in a short period of time. We would like to work together in one city and three prefectures to control the infection." ..
Saitama Chiba The governors of Kanagawa 3 prefectures
In a video conference by the governors of 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures, Governor Ono of Saitama Prefecture said, "The infection situation in Saitama Prefecture is stage 3 with 4 national indicators, and the pace of increase is slowing down, but it is severe in a high situation. It's a situation. It's very painful for everyone who cooperates, but we are not at the stage of requesting the cancellation of priority measures such as prevention of spread. " It was.
In addition, Governor Kumagai of Chiba Prefecture said, "The average number of newly infected people in the prefecture is 100 or more per day, and although it is on a downward trend, it has not decreased sufficiently. I have a strong sense of crisis, such as the fact that the replacement is progressing. "
On top of that, regarding a joint request from the national government to extend priority measures such as prevention of spread, which is due at the end of this month, "It is necessary to extend it based on the infection situation in Chiba prefecture and the medical care provision system. It is necessary to take restraint measures in an integrated manner. "
Governor Kuroiwa of Kanagawa Prefecture said, "All the indicators showing the infection status in Kanagawa Prefecture are stage 3, and the number of people who are getting seriously ill is increasing, so it is not a situation that can be canceled very much." He expressed his support for this.