Shigeru Omi, chairman of the Advisory Committee on the Basic Response Policy, said in an interview with the press after the meeting that he had accepted the government's policy regarding the declaration of an emergency.
On top of that, "While we have imposed various restrictions on businesses such as restaurants, we have completely restricted behavior on the general public on a request basis. The consensus of the members of the association is to create a new legal system that can guarantee that individuals can avoid behaviors that are at high risk of infection, or to respond with the current law. If possible, I would like to ask you to utilize it. The same is true of the request for cooperation in corona response that has been made to medical institutions and medical professionals on a request basis. Simply asking for cooperation cannot overcome this situation. With that in mind, there was a strong opinion that we would like you to immediately consider the construction of a legal system and the sound operation of the current law. "
"The prime minister and the governor of the minister send a message that conveys in an easy-to-understand manner."
In addition, Chairman Omi said, "Vaccines are definitely one of the strong pillars of corona countermeasures, but this situation cannot be overcome by itself. It is not a message that everything can be solved by just one thing, but a message that we must use all means of strengthening the medical system and inspection system, cooperating with people's behavior restrictions as a package and all-out war. Also, I'm asking you to reduce the number of people by at least 50% for the past two weeks, so at the individual level, for example, if you go out four times a week, ask them to do it twice. I want you to send a message that clearly tells you what to do. "