Regarding the response to the re-expansion of the new corona, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara explained that he has no intention of restricting his actions, saying that there is no request from prefectures to apply priority measures such as prevention of spread.
The number of newly infected people of the new corona exceeded 45,000 nationwide on the 6th, almost doubling from a week ago, and the infection is spreading again.
At a press conference, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara said, "We will steadily maintain and strengthen the health care system and vaccination with the prevention of aggravation in mind. Since it is expected, I would like to ask for basic infection prevention measures and thorough physical condition management on a daily basis. "
Regarding action restrictions such as the application of priority measures such as spread prevention, he explained, "At this point, there are no requests from prefectures to apply priority measures, and we are not considering restricting actions."
On the other hand, regarding whether to start "national travel support" to stimulate tourism demand instead of "prefectural discount", Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara said, "Based on the current situation, including trends such as the number of newly infected people and bed usage rate. I would like to make an appropriate decision in the first half of this month after making an appropriate decision. At that time, I will also make an appropriate decision on how to handle the "prefectural discount". "