As the spread of the new coronavirus infection continues, Niigata Prefecture has requested the government to extend the priority measures such as the prevention of spread, which will expire on the 13th of this month.
In response to the rapid spread of the new coronavirus infection, on the 21st of last month, priority measures such as prevention of spread were applied for the first time in Niigata Prefecture, and requests for shortening business hours to restaurants etc. are being made throughout the prefecture.
In the prefecture, the pace of confirmation of new infections has slowed since the application of this measure, but the spread of infections is still continuing.
Under these circumstances, on the 8th, Niigata Prefecture will hold a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters with experts after connecting online with all municipalities, and request the government to extend the priority measures such as the prevention of spread, which will expire on the 13th of this month. Was decided and formally requested.
The government is considering extending the priority measures of 13 prefectures including Niigata prefecture, and is expected to make a decision after hearing the opinions of experts on the 10th.
In the future, if the priority measures are extended, Niigata Prefecture will continue a series of measures such as requesting restaurants to shorten the time and requesting shortening the time for school club activities.