Expert opinion on the 25th of the government Judgment whether the metropolitan area and Hokkaido could be lifted May 22 5:56
Regarding the declaration of an emergency, the government lifted it in Kansai, such as Osaka, while continuing it in Tokyo and other metropolitan areas and Hokkaido. We will listen to experts' opinions again on the 25th of next week, and if the number of infected people continues to decline, we will cancel the remaining areas, and we will continue to determine the infection status.
Regarding the declaration of emergency based on the Act on Special Measures against New Coronavirus, the government will cancel Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo Prefecture's two prefectures on the 21st, while Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa and Hokkaido will continue. did.
Prime Minister Abe asked experts again on the 25th of next week to say that "the situation of infection and the medical care system have been improved" in the region where the declaration will continue, and the number of infected people will continue to decline. In this case, we acknowledged that it is possible to cancel without waiting for the deadline at the end of this month.
One of the guidelines is that the government will determine that the number of new infected people in the last week will be 0.5 or less per 100,000 people, and in the week to 21st, Tokyo will be 0.42 people. While it was below the standard for the first time, it was 0.87 in Kanagawa prefecture and 0.67 in Hokkaido.
The government will continue to determine the infection status, mainly in Tokyo, Kanagawa, and Hokkaido, and will also provide medical care and testing systems such as the number of seriously ill patients, the number of hospitalized patients to the number of beds, and the ratio of patients with unknown infection routes. It is also a policy to analyze it together and determine whether it can be canceled.
On the other hand, even in areas where the declaration has been lifted, socio-economic activities should be implemented after taking measures to prevent the spread of infection based on “new lifestyle” such as avoiding “three secrets” and guidelines for each industry to prevent infection. Will be called upon to restart in stages.