"In the worst case, there is a possibility that the declaration will be issued again." Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga New Corona 13:26 on July 1st
Regarding the confirmation of new cases of new coronavirus, mainly in Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga said that he was not in a situation to immediately declare an emergency, but in the future, the number of infected people increased rapidly. In some cases, I have shown that I may issue the declaration again.
In Tokyo, 54 people were confirmed to have been newly infected with the new coronavirus on the 30th of last month, exceeding 50 people for 5 consecutive days, and over 100 people in Japan for the past few days.
Regarding this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga repeatedly stated at the press conference in the morning that he was not actively issuing an emergency declaration, as he said that he was actively conducting inspections on concentrated contacts.
On the other hand, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga said, "Even if efforts are made to prevent the spread of infection, the rate of increase in infected people will increase again, and in the worst case, there is a possibility of issuing an emergency declaration again." It was.
Based on the number of newly infected persons, the speed of spread of infection, the ratio of cases with unknown infection routes, and the status of the medical care provision system, whether to issue a declaration or not will be decided by the expert. He showed the idea of making a comprehensive judgment by listening to the opinions of the house.
Interview without mask
Since April, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga, who had been wearing a mask at a press conference for about three months since April, said that it was said that the voice was muffled and hard to hear, and decided to take off the mask from the first day and respond. became.
In order to thoroughly prevent infection with the new coronavirus, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kan has been wearing a mask for about three months since April 6, the day before the declaration of emergency, and attended a press conference.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kan said that he would take off his mask from the press conference on the morning of the 1st, and said, "I have been told that my mask makes me muffled and hard to hear. Please understand that infection prevention measures, such as securing the same, will be taken after appropriate measures are taken as before."
The government wants reporters attending press conferences to continue wearing masks, but wants to allow them to be removed when asking questions.