On the 16th, Aomori Prefecture requested the government to extend the priority measures such as the prevention of spread, which is due on the 20th of this month.

This was revealed by Governor Mimura of Aomori Prefecture at a press conference on the evening of the 16th.



In Aomori Prefecture, priority measures have been applied since the 27th of last month, and requests for shortening of business hours have been made to restaurants in Hirosaki City, but the spread of the infection has not been stopped and the 16th has been up to now. The highest number of confirmed infections in 555 people was announced.



Regarding the reason for requesting the extension, Governor Mimura said, "Although the pace of increase in infection is slowing down throughout the prefecture, the burden on the health and medical care provision system has also increased, as many infections have been confirmed in schools and childcare facilities. However, we have not reached the point where the spread has been suppressed. "



He added that he said, "I don't know what kind of period it will be because the country will make a decision based on the situation of each prefecture."



The prefecture will hold a meeting of the crisis countermeasures headquarters for the new coronavirus within this week, and based on the infection situation in the prefecture, the areas to which the priority measures will be applied and the prefectural school club activities will be prohibited in principle until the end of this month. I will decide whether to extend the measures.