The cancellation of the "declaration" in the Tokyo metropolitan area and Kansai is decided on a unified basis.
Following the cancellation of the emergency declaration in 39 prefectures, Minister of Economic Rehabilitation Nishimura held a press conference on the night of the 14th, and of the remaining eight prefectures such as Tokyo, the metropolitan area and Kansai, including the living areas, are closely related. However, it was decided that it would be decided to decide whether or not to cancel it in the future.
In this, Nishimura economic recovery Minister will continue, the eight prefectures to be subjected to the emergency declaration, in terms of was to determine whether it can release in prospect this month 21 days, loosening the "For example Chiba only, It is natural to think of the metropolitan area as one lump, as it is possible that more people will go to shopping from Tokyo. "
He also stated that "Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto also have a close relationship with each other, including their living areas," and showed the idea of making an integrated judgment for 1 prefecture and 3 prefectures in the Tokyo metropolitan area and 2 prefectures and 1 prefecture in Kansai. It was
Furthermore, as it is necessary to consider measures after the end of this month, which is the deadline for the declaration of an emergency, around 28th of this month, he indicated that he would ask experts to evaluate the infection status in each region.
On the other hand, Minister Nishimura said of the region where the declaration was lifted: I want to prevent it from becoming a wave, "he said, based on the idea that it may be possible to re-designate after judging by stricter criteria such as whether the proportion of patients with unknown infection routes exceeds 30%.
In addition, among the prefectures that were lifted, Minister Nishimura told Ehime prefecture that a mass infection at a medical institution was confirmed, "If the first one went to a metropolitan area such as Tokyo and was infected, who returned home? It is important where they were infected, such as when they were transmitted from Japan, "he said, asking Ehime Prefecture to investigate and report the route of the infection at an early stage, and next week, he said he would ask experts to discuss it again.