Regarding priority measures such as prevention of spread, Governor Hattori of Fukuoka Prefecture requested the minister in charge of economic revitalization Nishimura to cancel the situation as soon as possible because the usage rate of beds decreased.
In response, Minister Nishimura replied that he was not thinking of canceling the infection ahead of schedule, saying that it was necessary to thoroughly control the infection, so the early cancellation was postponed.
In Fukuoka Prefecture, the usage rate of all beds and the usage rate of beds for the severely ill have dropped to the level of stage 2 or lower, which is less than 20%, and the government has lifted the priority measures such as prevention of spread set by the prefecture. We have reached the standard we request.
In response to this, Governor Hattori had a telephone conversation with the Minister for Economic Revitalization Nishimura on the afternoon of the 28th, saying that "Fukuoka Prefecture is in a situation to cancel the priority measures" and requested an early cancellation.
In response, Minister Nishimura said, "We need to thoroughly control the infection, and we are not thinking of releasing it without waiting for the expiration of the period until the 11th of next month. The effect of the delta strain of the mutant virus confirmed in India is also In addition to concerns, there are signs of a rebound in Tokyo, and we cannot respond to the cancellation request from Fukuoka Prefecture, which has a lot of business traffic between Tokyo and Tokyo. "
Governor Hattori told reporters, "I am sorry for the inconvenience caused to the citizens of the prefecture, but I would like to continue the current measures," and called for cooperation in the priority measures.