Regarding the state of emergency issued in nine prefectures such as Tokyo and Osaka, the government will consult with a subcommittee made up of experts on the 28th to extend the deadline at the end of this month to June 20th. ..

The emergency declaration issued for the new corona virus countermeasures is due for the nine prefectures of Hokkaido, Tokyo, Aichi, Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, Okayama, Hiroshima and Fukuoka next week on the 31st, and Okinawa on June 20th. It is a deadline.



The government has decided to extend the declarations of the nine prefectures until June 20, the same as Okinawa, while there has been no significant improvement in the infection status and the tightness of beds in the target areas of the declaration.

Priority measures such as prevention of spread in 5 prefectures will be extended until June 20

In addition, the five prefectures of Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, Gifu, and Mie, which are due at the end of this month, will be extended to June 20 for "priority measures such as prevention of spread".



On the other hand, the three prefectures of Gunma, Ishikawa, and Kumamoto, which have a deadline until June 13, are aiming to cancel without extending the deadline.



On the 28th, the government will decide on such a policy at the countermeasures headquarters after obtaining the approval of the "Basic Coping Policy Subcommittee" made by experts on infectious diseases, etc., and after reporting to the Diet from the afternoon and asking questions. I have decided.

Measures after re-extension Tokyo

Regarding the measures after the re-extension of the state of emergency, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is making final adjustments to announce the measures after the re-extension on the night of the 28th.



According to the people concerned, restaurants will continue to request closures for stores that provide alcohol and karaoke facilities, and shorten the time until 8:00 pm for stores that do not provide alcohol and karaoke facilities.



On the other hand, there are plans to switch the closure of movie theaters and museums to shorter hours, and for large commercial facilities such as department stores that request closures except for the sales floor of daily necessities, the request may be limited to Saturdays and Sundays. I am considering it from the perspective.



However, the city maintains the position that it is necessary to curb the flow of people, and there remains a concern within the agency that "relaxing measures could increase the number of people and lead to the re-spread of infection." ..



For this reason, the city is considering returning to strong measures when the number of people increases and the infection situation worsens.

Measures after re-extension Kansai 3 prefectures

The three prefectures of Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto will also hold a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters on the 28th to decide the measures to be taken for the re-extension.



Of these, Osaka Prefecture has a policy of continuing to request closures from restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages and to request other restaurants to shorten their working hours by 8:00 pm.



Requests for leave for large-scale facilities such as department stores are being switched to requests only on Saturdays and Sundays, and adjustments are being made to request shorter hours on weekdays.



In principle, we will continue to request online classes from universities in the prefecture.



On the other hand, among the club activities of elementary and junior high schools and high schools that are currently canceled in principle, we are considering whether it is possible to resume activities for cultural clubs.



Hyogo Prefecture has a policy of continuing to request closures of restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages and Saturdays and Sundays of large-scale facilities such as department stores.



On the other hand, we are considering easing requests for shortened working hours by 7:00 pm on weekdays for large-scale facilities by 8:00 pm.



In principle, Kyoto Prefecture is also coordinating requests for closures of restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages and requests for closures of large-scale facilities on Saturdays and Sundays.