Following the re-extension of the state of emergency, Governor Koike of Tokyo held an extraordinary press conference on the night of the 28th, expressing a sense of crisis that if the flow of people continues to increase, there is a high possibility of rebounding at an early stage. He said, "Depending on the infection situation, we will flexibly and drastically strengthen the contents of the measures," and said that if the infection situation worsens in the future, we may return to strong measures.
In this, Governor Koike expressed a sense of crisis, saying, "According to experts, if the flow of people continues to increase, there is a high possibility of rebounding at an early stage."
He added, "We must ensure the current trend of decline. We must stop the rebound at all costs. We have received the real effort, cooperation and understanding of all of you so far. It will be in no time. It is necessary to suppress the return to blisters at all costs. Therefore, we will focus on implementing effective and easy-to-understand measures in line with the current infection situation based on the basic policy of the country. " I did.
On top of that, Governor Koike said, "Depending on the future infection situation, we will flexibly and drastically strengthen the contents of measures, etc.", and there are signs of the spread of the virus with the "L452R" mutation found in India in the future. He also suggested that if there was a significant increase in the number of infected people, it would be possible to return to strong measures without hesitation.
On the other hand, regarding the re-extension of the state of emergency, the Governor of Tokyo switched from a leave request to a shorter time request for some facilities, and Governor Koike "discussed with the government a flexible posture to return to the leave request again. After confirming this, it means that we have reached the measures and measures this time, and we will never just loosen them. "
In addition, the director of the city, who attended the press conference, emphasized that "the city does not have the idea of'relaxing'. It includes immediate strengthening of measures depending on the infection situation. It is not considered as a mitigation measure." Did.
Governor Koike said, "I may have used it many times, but I feel that it's really something I shouldn't do now. Vaccination of the elderly is in full swing, and I can see the light of hope in the long-term battle with Corona. I want to stop repeating the declaration of emergency. "