In response to requests from the three prefectures of Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto, the government has begun making adjustments within the week to issue a state of emergency based on the Special Measures Law for the three prefectures as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus.
Following the declaration of an emergency based on the Special Measures Law for Tokyo and other three prefectures, the governors of the three prefectures of Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto announced on the 9th that they would take further measures against the Minister for Economic Revitalization Nishimura. I requested a declaration that it needed to be strengthened.
Then, on the afternoon of the 11th, Prime Minister Suga discussed how to deal with the three prefectures with Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato and Minister Nishimura at the Prime Minister's Office.
As a result, while listening to the opinions of experts, we decided to make adjustments within the week to issue declarations to the three prefectures.
Regarding the response to the three prefectures, Prime Minister Suga said in a Sunday debate on NHK on the 10th, "I know that the situation is tense. If necessary, I am preparing to respond immediately." Was there.
On the other hand, since Aichi and Gifu prefectures have decided to request the government to issue a declaration on the 12th, the government is expected to consider measures while listening to the intentions of the governors of both prefectures.
Prior to this, Prime Minister Suga also met with medical personnel in Kanagawa and Tochigi prefectures.
Takashi Ogura, director of the Emergency and Critical Care Center of Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, said, "In local cities, patients are spreading to the elderly, and many patients are hospitalized or become seriously ill. Then, I asked him to take a look at Japan as a whole. Prime Minister Kan said that he would take it seriously and take appropriate measures. "