Effectiveness verification within 2 weeks from the declaration of emergency to future response study April 6: 6:26

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As the spread of the new coronavirus continues to spread, the government calls for refraining from going out and moving from urban areas to rural areas, aiming to reduce the chances of contact with people by 70 to 80%. We plan to verify the effects next week, which is two weeks after the "Emergency Declaration", and to consider the subsequent actions.

Following the expansion of the emergency declaration nationwide, Prime Minister Abe held a press conference on the 17th, and said that it is still a severe situation with more than 200 newly infected people confirmed in Tokyo, and he has an opportunity to contact people. With the aim of reducing at least 70% and 80% as much as possible, we repeatedly called for refraining from going out and moving from urban areas to rural areas.

The government said that efforts to reduce contact opportunities are still insufficient, especially in urban areas, and Shigeru Omi, chairman of the Advisory Committee, said, "Is the curve of the number of infected people falling as expected? It's still too early to evaluate. "

The government has a policy to verify the effect of the declaration next week, which is two weeks after the declaration of an emergency on the 7th of this month, and consider measures to be taken after that. Whether or not to do so is expected to be carefully judged, taking into consideration the opinions of experts, while assessing the transition of the infection status.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Abe apologized for causing confusion at the press conference about the uniform payment of 100,000 yen per person instead of cash payment of 300,000 yen to households with reduced income, and the supplementary budget was proposed. He expressed his desire to submit it to the Diet promptly and establish it.

The government intends to make a uniform tax-free payment of 100,000 yen, and in light of the fact that it took time to pay the flat-rate benefits made in 2009, procedures such as mailing and online will be taken to start the benefits early. The policy is to urgently make adjustments.