Governor Saito of Hyogo Prefecture has requested the government to re-extend the priority measures such as prevention of spread, which is due on March 6, saying that the usage rate of beds remains high. did.
Priority measures such as spread prevention issued to Hyogo prefecture are due on the 6th of this month.
Governor Saito told reporters on March 1 that "the number of newly infected people has peaked out, but the bed usage rate has remained high and priority measures are still needed."
After that, in the afternoon, a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters was held in a rotating manner to formally decide the request for extension, and it was clarified that the request for extension was requested to the Minister in Charge of Countermeasures for the new Corona Yamagiwa.
He said he wanted to extend the period between two and three weeks and ultimately leave it to the government's decision.
The bed usage rate in Hyogo prefecture was 67.6% as of February 28, but Governor Saito reiterated the idea that it is important for the bed usage rate to be below 50% in order to release the vaccine, and the third vaccine for the elderly. The government has announced that it will complete the vaccination within the period of re-extension and that it will establish a medical care provision system for facilities for the elderly.
If the priority measures are re-extended, the policy is to continue to cover the entire prefecture and request restaurants to shorten their business hours.