Prior to the enforcement of the revised Special Measures Law this weekend for measures against the new coronavirus, the government is coordinating to hold an advisory board made up of experts.
As the number of newly infected people continues to decline, we plan to consider whether there are areas where the state of emergency can be lifted.
The revised Special Measures Law, which newly established "Priority Measures for Prevention of Spread, etc." that enables intensive measures even if no state of emergency has been issued, will come into effect on the 13th of this week.
Prior to this, the government is coordinating to hold an advisory committee made up of infectious disease experts around the 12th in order to reflect the revised content in the "basic response policy".
In addition, as the number of newly infected people continues to decline, we are planning to consider with the Advisory Board whether there are any areas where the declaration can be canceled in the 10 prefectures that have been extended until the 7th of next month.
On the other hand, Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture said that it is necessary to gradually relax the measures even after the declaration is lifted, and said that he would also request the application of "priority measures" when requesting the government to lift the declaration. It was.
In addition, at the meetings of the National Governors' Association, there were a number of opinions calling on the government to indicate the application criteria for "priority measures."
The government is also considering applying "priority measures" if there is a risk that the infection will spread again even in areas where the declaration has been lifted, and will continue to analyze the status of medical care provision systems in 10 prefectures. I will.