Establishment of Government Response Headquarters "Preventing the spread of infection more effectively" Chief Cabinet Secretary, March 26 19:02
At a press conference in the afternoon, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kan said that the Government Response Headquarters was established based on the Special Measures Law on New Coronavirus Countermeasures. Based on the law, it will be possible to promote more effective efforts to prevent the spread of infection, such as by establishing a headquarters in each prefecture based on the law. Will be possible. "
He also stated that the current situation is, "We need to make every effort to prevent the spread of infection, knowing that it is a very important time to avoid the rapid spread of infection in Japan. It's an important situation. "
In addition, regarding the "Emergency Declaration", "it is thought that it will have a significant impact on people's lives, so it is necessary to make a careful judgment based on expert knowledge from various fields. It is not the case, and we will continue to work to prevent infection from spreading.
"School reopening policy No change needed"
Regarding the re-opening of schools from the new semester, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare recognizes that considering the spread of infections in Japan and abroad, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare recognizes that the risk of spread is high. We have heard that there is no need to change the ministry's policy on reopening schools, and we believe it will be no problem if we adhere to the findings of the government expert meeting. "
“Food products have sufficient supply capacity.
Regarding the food shortage at some supermarkets in Tokyo, it is said that foodstuffs have a sufficient supply capacity in general, and some of the supermarkets increase the stock from twice to three times as usual. I would like to ask the people to take a calm approach again. "
"There are some reports that supermarkets are considering shortening business hours, but we have heard from the supermarket industry that there is no such movement, and we plan to increase supply as necessary." Said.