The governors of Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa, where the infection of the new coronavirus is rapidly spreading, will hold an online meeting with the Minister of Economic Revitalization Nishimura on the night of the 29th to add the three prefectures to the state of emergency. I requested.
In response to the rapid spread of infection in the Tokyo metropolitan area, the governors of Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa held an online meeting with Minister Nishimura on the night of the 29th.
In the joint request of the three governors, to Minister Nishimura
▽ The current spread of infection seems to be spurred by the highly infectious Delta strain in addition to the increase in the number of people
▽ Recuperators and The number of inpatients is increasing, and the coordination of transportation is extremely strict, and there is a strong concern that the bed will eventually become tight.
On top of that, there is concern that the number of people will increase further due to summer vacation and Obon holidays, and in order to put a stop to it, it is necessary to maximize the level of alert throughout the metropolitan area, so three prefectures will be added to the target of the state of emergency I requested.
The period is about one month.
On the other hand, in the request, when issuing the declaration, it is requested to show the guideline for canceling the declaration such as the vaccination rate.