Emergency Declaration "Careful action based on correct information" Prime Minister Abe April 7 19:56

Following the “Declaration of Emergency” based on the law, Prime Minister Abe will hold a press conference tonight for residents of seven prefectures, including Tokyo, for 70% of human contact for one month until next month. He requested self-restraint to go out with the aim of reducing by 80%, and called for calm action based on correct information.

At the outset, Prime Minister Abe thanked medical personnel for responding to infections with the new coronavirus, and expressed his intention to strengthen the provision of medical supplies in order to maintain the functions of the hospital. Elderly and asymptomatic people said they had secured 10,000 rooms in Kanto and 3,000 in Kansai with the cooperation of a hotel chain seeking treatment at accommodation.

"There's no more time to spare"

"In spite of these efforts, the number of infected people is rapidly increasing, especially in urban areas, and the number of beds is clearly approaching its limit. The physical and mental burden of healthcare workers has been increasing," said Abe. It's getting bigger and the medical field is in a critical situation. " He said, "We have concluded that there is no longer any time delay in light of the fact that there are areas where the healthcare provision system is tight." And that the requirements were met.

Based on the Declaration, Prime Minister Abe renovated a dormitory prepared for police officers to guard the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games by the end of this month in Tokyo, where the number of infected people is the highest, and 800 people with mild illness In addition to improving the facilities so that it can be accepted, he indicated that he would consider mobilizing medical staff, such as the SDF, as necessary, to utilize it as a temporary medical facility.

70% to 80% reduction in contact with self-restraints

Prime Minister Abe stated that it is important to change the behavior of the people in order to curb the spread of the infection, and the government will take care of the residents of seven prefectures such as Tokyo, except when necessary to maintain their lives. He stressed that he thought he should ask him not to go out.

Furthermore, Prime Minister Abe estimated that experts could reduce the chance of human-to-human contact by at least 70%, and by as much as 80% as much as possible, to reduce the increase in infected people within two weeks. During the month until the end of the major holidays, next month, they called for self-restraint to go out, aiming to reduce 70% to 80% of contact with people.

The specific response is

As a specific response, Prime Minister Abe
テ レ Teleworking shall be carried out, except for occupations necessary for maintaining social functions,
場合 If it is necessary to go to work, reduce the number of attendees by at least 70% by setting up a rotation, etc.
求 め We asked for measures such as keeping enough distance from people.

Also,
こ と Active use of online learning and medical care,
す る Thoroughly avoid the three tightnesses of “closed, dense, close”
避 け Avoided gatherings and events, and called for no drinking parties or multi-party dinners besides family members.

"Awareness of 'I may be infected'"

"The terrible thing about this infection is that many people are infected despite having no symptoms. All the people, especially young people, are aware that they may already be infected." I want everyone to bring it. "

"Protect employment and life"

Regarding the impact on the economy, Prime Minister Abe said, "It is no exaggeration to say that not only the world economy but the Japanese economy is now facing the greatest crisis after the war. We will continue to protect employment and livelihoods, "said the government, which stated that it would implement emergency economic measures of about 108 trillion yen in business scale, equivalent to 20% of GDP = gross domestic product.

"It's not a 'city blockade'

On the other hand, Prime Minister Abe pointed out that "this declaration does not at all implement 'city blockade' and 'lockdown' as seen overseas," "The risk of infection in Tokyo and Osaka is Even now, it is not high as long as you live a normal life by refraining from unnecessary and urgent outings.I would like you to strictly refrain from moving to rural areas etc. "

Furthermore, Prime Minister Abe, working with local governments, emphasized that services such as electricity, gas, telecommunications, finance, garbage collection and incineration, etc. should be continued as usual, striving to "maintain social functions."

In addition, we request elderly nursing homes and daycare centers to continue to provide services to those who need them, while continuing to manufacture and process food and other daily necessities, as well as businesses such as logistics and retail stores. I showed you the idea to ask.

"Carefully act on the right information"

Then he called for "I would like to sincerely act calmly based on the right information." "I want to use your power to fight the virus in the event of a national crisis. It is the hope that everyone who stands up is the hope. If we work together, we are confident that we will be able to overcome the virus and overcome the challenges of an emergency. "