On the 15th, Ibaraki Prefecture requested the government to lift the priority measures such as the prevention of the spread of the new coronavirus, which is due on the 21st of this month.
However, since the number of newly infected people remains high in the prefecture, we are calling for basic infection control measures and a third vaccination.
Priority measures such as prevention of spread have been applied to Ibaraki Prefecture from January 27, and the deadline is March 21.
Governor Oikawa held an extraordinary press conference on the 15th, saying, "As vaccination of the elderly progresses, the number of hospitalized people is decreasing, and the medical care provision system is becoming more affordable." , Revealed that it has requested the government to lift the priority measures by the 21-day deadline.
On the other hand, regarding the infection situation in the prefecture, he said, "Infected people continue to remain high. In addition to basic infection control measures, the biggest measure is to give a third vaccination."
The priority measures are to request restaurants to shorten business hours and to refrain from going out and moving to places where there is a high risk of infection for the citizens of the prefecture, but if the prefecture is lifted, these will be requested. We do not make requests.
Also, regarding elementary schools, we are requesting the boards of education of each municipality to take measures such as online classes and distributed school attendance from the 14th to the 18th, but from the 22nd, we will start regular school attendance and regular classes.
On the other hand, as the infection of children is increasing, if a child who goes to a kindergarten, a nursery school, an elementary school, etc. becomes infected, the classmates will be inspected to prevent the infection.
In addition, reservations for "Iba Tabi Anshin Discount," which subsidizes part of the travel expenses for citizens of the prefecture who have been vaccinated or tested negative, will be resumed from the 16th.