Governor Ibaragi of Okayama Prefecture held an extraordinary press conference on the 22nd, and revealed that he requested the government to apply priority measures such as prevention of spread on the night of the 21st in response to the rapid spread of the new coronavirus. I made it.
Governor Ibaragi, who held a press conference at the prefectural office on the 22nd, rapidly deteriorated from 11.6% on the 18th of this month to 19.5% on the 20th, two days later, due to the spread of infection in the prefecture. In addition, he said on the night of the 21st that he requested the government to apply priority measures such as prevention of spread, saying that the spread of infection to elderly people who are likely to become seriously ill may lead to a tight medical system. ..
This is the third time that Okayama Prefecture has requested the application of priority measures such as spread prevention, following May and August last year.
Governor Ibaragi complained, "In addition to the rapid deterioration of the bed usage rate expected in the future, the health centers are no longer available, and it is possible that people who do not have to die will die in Okayama." I did.
In addition, Governor Ibaragi has revealed that he is considering the municipalities in the prefecture that are the targets of priority measures, with a view to targeting the entire prefecture.