Secretary-General Secretary Precautionary Measures Required Without Relaxing WHO Pandemic Judgment March 12 12:26
At a press conference in the morning, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kan said that he was aware of the pandemic of the WHO, saying, "It is a judgment that the spread of global infection is continuing. As for the domestic response, we have taken all possible measures to protect the health and life of the people, but we will continue to take necessary measures without losing any vigilance. I want to move on without hesitation. "
He added, `` In order to secure a medical provision system in case of a significant increase in the number of patients in Japan, we have already asked each prefecture to proceed with measures such as securing beds and medical staff and deploying medical equipment. The government has also decided to support medical facilities such as ventilators. "
A reporter asked whether the current situation in the country was to declare an emergency, but said, `` In the opinion of the Experts' Meeting, the spread of infection has not progressed, and it has been sustained to a certain extent. At this time, we are not in a situation to immediately issue an emergency declaration. "
Regarding the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, the government will proceed with preparations for the Games as scheduled, working closely with the IOC (International Olympic Committee, the Organizing Committee, and Tokyo). And the idea remains the same. "