Regarding the state of emergency, which is due on the 20th of this month, Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture needs to take thorough measures to prevent the re-spread of the infection even if the standard for canceling the declaration is reached in the Yomiuri TV program "Wake Up". However, he expressed his intention to request the government to shift to "priority measures such as prevention of spread".
Among them, Governor Yoshimura said, "Since there are mutant strains this time, we must be careful even if it becomes the standard for canceling the state of emergency. It is absolutely impossible to return to normal immediately after canceling. We will shift from the declaration to "priority measures such as prevention of spread" and take thorough infection control measures. "
Regarding the period of priority measures, he said, "I don't think a short period is enough. After all, a certain period such as 3 weeks or 1 month is necessary."
In addition, regarding the measures to be taken when shifting to priority measures, "We are asking large-scale commercial facilities to curb the flow of people, but there are some parts that we cannot always ask. However, restaurants are infected. It's a core part. I'd like to listen carefully to the opinions of experts and decide next week what to do with the time saving to restaurants and how to serve alcohol. " He expressed his intention to decide whether to continue next week.