Regarding priority measures such as prevention of spread, which is due on March 6, Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture has announced that he will request the government to extend it for about three weeks, saying that the sickbed is still tight. did.
The deadline for priority measures such as spread prevention issued in Osaka and other areas is March 6.
Regarding this, Governor Yoshimura told reporters on the 28th, "I think the number of infected people is decreasing a little, but the tightness of the bed continues to be very severe," and extended it to the government for about three weeks. Clarified the idea of requesting that.
In connection with this, Governor Yoshimura said that among the elderly people aged 65 and over in the prefecture, only 46.7% had completed the third vaccination by the 27th, while vaccination was done at the current pace. If we proceed, it will reach about 80% around March 20, and it has been revealed that the vaccination of the desired elderly people is expected to be almost completed.
He added, "Since vaccination of the elderly can be completed during the extension period of the measures, we should ask for the extension from the viewpoint of protecting the elderly."
Osaka Prefecture has a policy of holding a meeting of the Countermeasures Headquarters on a rotating basis and requesting the government to extend the measures by the end of the 28th.