As the infection of the new coronavirus spreads rapidly, Okinawa Prefecture decided on the 6th to request the government to apply priority measures such as prevention of spread.
According to the people concerned, the prefecture has begun to coordinate with all local governments in the prefecture as the target of priority measures.
The number of newly infected people announced by Okinawa Prefecture on the 5th has risen to 623, which has increased more than 10 times in the last 5 days, and there have been a series of cases of Omicron strains that are thought to be community-acquired, and the spread of the infection has been stopped. It is a situation that does not take place.
An infectious disease expert meeting was held at the prefectural office on the night of the 5th, and there was a general consensus that the government should be requested to apply priority measures.
In response to this, the prefecture decided on the 6th to request the government to apply priority measures such as prevention of spread.
The areas subject to priority measures are divided into four areas: ▽ Okinawa main island, ▽ Miyako area, ▽ Yaeyama area, and ▽ remote islands around the main island, and judgment is made according to the infection status.
Regarding this, the prefecture said that it is necessary to respond to the whole prefecture in order to suppress the spread of infection, and it was found in the interview with the people concerned that the adjustment was made in the direction of making the target of the priority measures to all the local governments in the prefecture. ..
On the other hand, the government is expected to formally decide on the 7th after consulting with experts about the policy of applying priority measures to Okinawa Prefecture.