The "Priority Measures to Prevent Spread" requested by Iwate Prefecture to the government in response to the rapid spread of the new coronavirus infection will no longer be applied to Iwate.
However, the prefecture is considering making independent requests to restaurants to shorten the time, saying that it is necessary to strengthen infection control measures, and it is expected that the details of the measures will be announced on the 26th.
On the 23rd, Iwate Prefecture requested the national government to apply "priority measures such as prevention of spread" in order to stop the spread of infection, but the new application will be Kochi, Saga, Nagasaki, and Miyazaki prefectures, and Iwate will be the target. I was out of.
On the other hand, the situation is still uncertain about the convergence of the infection in the prefecture, and in Morioka City, the number of newly infected people per 100,000 people in the last week was 29.7, showing the explosive spread of infection in "Stage 4". It exceeds 25 people as a guide.
For this reason, the prefecture considers that it is necessary to strengthen infection control measures, and whether or not the prefecture will make its own request for shortened business hours at restaurants, etc. and refrain from providing alcoholic beverages, which was being considered with the application of priority measures such as spread prevention in mind. It is expected that discussions will be held and concrete measures will be announced at the headquarters meeting to be held on the 26th.
Governor Tatsumasu of Iwate Prefecture commented on Twitter on the night of the 24th, "Although the application is expected to be postponed, we will take further measures with the goal of reducing the number of newly infected people to less than 10 per 100,000 people a week."