As a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, the government has decided to lift all the priority measures such as the declaration of emergency in 19 prefectures and the prevention of spread in 8 prefectures by the deadline of September 30th.
It is the first time in about half a year that no declarations and priority measures have been issued in any region.
On the evening of the 28th, the government opened the New Coronavirus Countermeasures Headquarters at the Prime Minister's Office, and was attended by Prime Minister Kan, Minister for Economic Revitalization Nishimura, and Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura.
Then, it was decided to cancel all the emergency declarations issued to 19 prefectures such as Tokyo and Osaka and the priority measures such as spread prevention applied to 8 prefectures by the deadline of September 30th. ..
As a result, the declaration will be lifted for the first time in about two and a half months in Tokyo and for the first time in about four months in Okinawa. It's been about half a year since the 4th.
Prime Minister Suga will hold a press conference around 7:00 pm to explain the reasons for canceling the declaration and what to do after the cancellation.
Prime Minister Suga "We are able to provide medical care even if a certain amount of infection occurs."
Prime Minister Suga said at the government's response headquarters that "vaccination and administration of neutralizing antibody drugs are progressing, and in the future it will be possible to provide stable medical care even if a certain infection occurs." ..
On that basis, on the premise of the presence of the virus, in order to balance infection control and daily life, we will work on three policies: further improvement of the medical system, steady continuation of vaccination, and recovery of daily life. Showed the idea to proceed.
Specifically, even if the infection spreads again, we will improve the system so that we can secure beds and medical personnel that can be used immediately, and all the people who wish for it will be the second time from next month to November as soon as possible. He expressed his intention to work to finish the vaccination.
In addition, from the 1st of next month, for the time being, measures such as installation of acrylic plates and ventilation will be taken, and at certified restaurants, alcoholic beverages will be served at the discretion of the prefecture, and business hours will be until 9:00 pm He also said that he would consider further measures that could be made possible, and after gradual mitigation, utilizing the vaccination certificate and test results.
Then, Prime Minister Suga said, "The fight against the new corona will enter a new stage. In the future, the government will work together to prepare for the next wave of infection and to balance infection control and daily life. , We must continue to work on it. "