Miyazaki Governor Kono apologizes and asks the newspaper to correct the fact of the New Year's visit after confirming the infection

Governor Kono of Miyazaki Prefecture, who was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, did not disclose the fact that the prefecture went to the New Year's visit, and asked the local paper to correct it. After holding an interview and apologizing, he explained, "A series of errors in judgment and errors in response."

The governor also revealed the idea of ​​self-disposal.

Governor Kono was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus on the 2nd of this month, but he visited several shrines on New Year's Eve on the 31st of last month when he felt a sore throat, and even went out for a New Year's visit on New Year's Day. .

On the other hand, when the prefecture's secretary and public relations department announced that the governor was infected, he did not disclose the fact that he had gone out for New Year's visit, etc., and stated in the document that ``I spent the day at the public residence.''

In addition, the Secretariat and Public Relations Division provided information to the Miyazaki Nichinichi Shimbun, a local newspaper that publishes the governor's movements on the page, that he went out for a New Year's visit on New Year's Day, but the infection was confirmed. After that, I know that I asked you to modify the content to "spend all day at the public house" and make it an article.

Governor Kono returned to official duties on the 8th and held a press conference on a series of issues at the prefectural office.

In this, "I should have provided more accurate information than usual about going out while feeling unwell and my behavior history when I was probably infected, but it was a response that lacked appropriate judgment. I apologize from the bottom of my heart for what happened and for losing trust in the prefectural government."

After clarifying that he had been consulted in advance by the staff of the secretary and public relations department regarding the request for correction of his movements, he initially posted on his SNS that he was at the public residence all day on New Year's Day, but the local newspaper After being refused to modify it, I explained that I had rewritten the contents to say that I was out on a New Year's visit.

In response to the series of problems, Governor Kono said that he made a mistake in judgment and an error in his response. Did.