Regarding the declaration of emergency based on the Act on Special Measures for New Coronavirus, the government has decided to lift Tochigi Prefecture and extend it to 10 prefectures such as Tokyo and Osaka until next month.
In the future, we will hurry to improve the medical care provision system, and our policy is to cancel it before the deadline.
Regarding the state of emergency issued to 11 prefectures, the government has decided to lift it on the 2nd, Tochigi prefecture on the 7th of this month, and 10 prefectures such as Tokyo and Osaka until the 7th of next month.
At a press conference, Prime Minister Suga said, "We have decided that we must take another step forward and ensure that the number of infections is decreasing."
For the 10 prefectures that extend the declaration, the government says that while the number of new infections is declining, beds are still tight.
For this reason, by continuing to implement the measures taken so far, such as shortening the business hours of restaurants until 8:00 pm and requesting refraining from going out unnecessarily, the number of infected people will continue to decrease and the medical care provision system We are urgently trying to improve the situation, and our policy is to cancel the declaration before the deadline.
On the other hand, regarding vaccination, which is regarded as the decisive factor for infection control, Prime Minister Suga has announced his intention to move ahead of the target and aim to start it in the middle of this month.
In addition, amendments such as the Act on Special Measures for New Coronavirus Countermeasures were enacted on the 3rd and are expected to come into effect in the middle of this month. It's an idea.