Okinawa Governor Tamaki If the infection subsides even during the declaration period, the request for leave will be eased

The government plans to extend the period of emergency declaration issued to Okinawa Prefecture until the 22nd of next month.

On the morning of the 8th, Governor Tamaki told reporters that if the infection subsided even during the declaration period, he would ease requests for closure of restaurants that serve alcohol.

The government has a policy of extending the period of the state of emergency issued to Okinawa Prefecture until the 22nd of next month, and the transition to the "priority measures such as prevention of spread" requested by Okinawa Prefecture was not accepted. ..

Regarding this, Governor Tamaki told reporters on the morning of the 8th, "To be honest, I think it will be a little long until the 22nd of next month."

After that, he said, "The efforts of the citizens of the prefecture are gradually appearing in the form. I wanted them to show a certain form of evaluation and effort for improvement."

He said, "If the numbers are improving by avoiding the effects of the Olympics and summer vacation, I would like to be able to make decisions such as easing shortening of business hours and resuming business." If the number is settled, he expressed his intention to ease the request for closure of restaurants that serve sake.