Okinawa Prefecture “Declaration” extension Decided new countermeasures such as reopening schools

The government has decided to extend the period of emergency declaration issued to Okinawa Prefecture by three weeks, exceeding the two weeks requested by the prefecture.

Okinawa Prefecture's newly decided coping policy includes refraining from going out and responding to restaurants as before, while canceling the request for school closure and resuming it from the 21st.

On the afternoon of the 17th, the government decided to extend the period of the state of emergency issued to Okinawa Prefecture by three weeks until July 11, which exceeds the two weeks requested by the prefecture.

Okinawa Prefecture held a countermeasures headquarters meeting from 5 pm and decided on a new countermeasure policy required of the citizens of the prefecture and businesses after the extended 21st.

As a result,

▽ requests to refrain from going out and moving,

▽

requests

to take a leave of absence from restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages

, and

▽

requests

to

postpone or cancel events will continue.

On the other hand, the main change from the past is that from June 5th, a certain effect was seen for the weekend closure request for large-scale commercial facilities with a floor area of ​​more than 1000 square meters. , Will be released in 20 days.

In addition, in order to secure learning opportunities, we will cancel the request for school closure from the prefectural school from June 7th in 20th as originally planned, and resume classes from 21st.

Regarding elementary and junior high schools, we will refer to the correspondence of prefectural schools and leave the judgment to the board of education of the municipality according to the situation of the area and school.

However, club activities will continue to demand suspension in principle.

At a press conference, Governor Tamaki said, "The infection situation in the prefecture is finally beginning to show a declining trend. If this trend can be continued, the medical system is expected to recover. It is important for the citizens of the prefecture to work together to prevent infection. "