On the 3rd, Governor Yoshinobu Nisaka of Wakayama Prefecture announced that he had requested the government to lift the priority measures such as the prevention of spread, which is due on the 6th of this month, without extending it.
After the 7th, we will not request restaurants to shorten their business hours.
Priority measures such as spread prevention, which have been applied to Wakayama Prefecture since the 5th of last month, will expire on the 6th of this month.
In Wakayama Prefecture, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus has been declining recently, and the usage rate of severely ill beds is 23.1%, which is less than 50% as of the 2nd, and all the criteria for canceling the priority measures are met.
Governor Nisaka held a press conference on the morning of the 3rd, revealing that he had requested the government to lift the priority measures without extending them.
Regarding the reason, Governor Nisaka said, "The number of infected people is decreasing, and hospitals are going around moderately. Wakayama Prefecture has told the government that it should be extended a little longer, but it could not be met." I did.
We will not request restaurants to shorten their business hours after the 7th of this month, and we will also cancel the call to the citizens of the prefecture to refrain from going out unnecessarily.
In Kansai, the three prefectures of Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto are requesting the extension of priority measures such as prevention of spread.