In response to the state of emergency, the "Kyushu Regional Governor's Association" was held, and it was decided to ask the government to cover industries other than restaurants with regard to cooperation money for stores in response to requests for shortening business hours.

The governors of Kyushu / Okinawa and Yamaguchi Prefecture held an online "Kyushu Regional Governor's Association" on the 14th to exchange opinions on the infection status and countermeasures of each prefecture.



In this, Governor Ogawa of Fukuoka Prefecture, who was declared a state of emergency, explained, "The government needs to curb the spread of infection from the metropolitan area of ​​Fukuoka to the surrounding areas."



On that basis, Governor Ogawa said, "We will thoroughly and strengthen our efforts with the further understanding and cooperation of the citizens of the prefecture and businesses in order to stop the spread of infection as soon as possible after it becomes the target area of ​​the declaration. We would like to continue to work together with each prefecture in order to bring the situation to a close. "



As a result of discussions, it was decided to ask the government to cover industries other than restaurants with regard to cooperation money for stores in response to requests for shortening business hours.



In addition, Kumamoto and Miyazaki prefectures are requesting restaurants to shorten their business hours, but they are requesting flexible response because they are not covered by the government's declaration and are not covered by the government's support. I will.



The Kyushu Regional Governor's Association has compiled these requests as "urgent proposals" and sent them to the government on the 14th.