In response to the rapid spread of infection, Hokkaido has a policy to raise the level of countermeasures to "2" on the 21st and request the national government to apply "priority measures such as prevention of spread".



By applying priority measures promptly, we would like to prevent the situation where medical care is tight and it becomes difficult to maintain social functions.

The number of confirmed infections in Hokkaido per day was 1170 on the 19th, exceeding 1000 for the first time.



According to the road, the bed usage rate will exceed "20%", which is an indicator for shifting the level of countermeasures to "2" this weekend or early next week, if the infection continues to spread at this pace. It is expected.



For this reason, Michi will hold a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters on the 21st, raise the level of countermeasures to "2", and decide to request the national government to take "priority measures such as prevention of spread".



Michi is considering specific measures such as requesting shortening of business hours to areas subject to priority measures and restaurants, and will decide based on the infection situation in each area and the opinions of experts. increase.



As a way, we would like to prevent the situation where medical care is tight and it becomes difficult to maintain social functions by applying priority measures promptly while the infection spreads at an unprecedented rate.