Regarding the state of emergency, which is due on the 20th of this month, Governor Suzuki of Hokkaido said at the main meeting of the road council on the 15th that the number of newly infected people is still high in Sapporo and the medical system is strict. He acknowledged that it would be difficult to uniformly alleviate the measures currently being taken in Hokkaido.

Among them, Governor Suzuki commented on the infection situation in Hokkaido, saying, "With the cooperation of the people of Hokkaido and businesses, the number of newly infected people in all roads continues to decrease to 17 per 100,000 as of the 14th, but Sapporo The city has a high level of more than 30 people per 100,000 people, and the beds are almost full. Until the 20th of this month, which is the deadline for declaring an emergency, thorough measures must be taken to resolve the medical strain. I have to do it. "



In addition, he said, "Since the infection situation is different between Sapporo City and other areas, the current measures have not been uniformly relaxed since 21st of this month." Recognized that it is difficult to alleviate.



Then, on the 16th, Governor Suzuki held a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters to analyze the infection situation and expressed his intention to convey the recognition as a way to the government.