As the spread of the new coronavirus continues, Governor Yoshinobu Nisaka of Wakayama Prefecture has announced that he has requested the government to extend the priority measures such as the prevention of spread, which is due on the 27th of this month.
Governor Yoshinobu Nisaka of Wakayama Prefecture held an extraordinary press conference on the morning of the 17th, saying, "In Wakayama, there are still many infected people, and the health and medical administration is working hard, but the number of infected people has not decreased and we cannot be alert." , It was revealed that the government was requested to extend the priority measures such as prevention of spread, which is due on the 27th of this month.
The extension period will be decided in coordination with the government.
In addition, if the priority measures are extended, the target area will be the entire prefecture, and the policy is to continue requesting restaurants to shorten business hours.
In Wakayama Prefecture, priority measures were applied from the 5th of this month, but the number of infected people continues to be in the 400 to 500 range, and the bed usage rate as of the 16th is 63.2%, which is still high. it is continuing.
In Kansai, Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto have already requested the government to extend priority measures such as prevention of spread.