State of emergency Declaration of difficulty in canceling the Tokyo metropolitan area and Kansai area Government

The government is strengthening the view that it will be difficult to cancel the state of emergency in the 10 prefectures in the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Kansai area for the time being, based on the infection situation and the intention of the governor.

In addition, we will continue to carefully assess the treatment of Aichi, Gifu, and Fukuoka prefectures.

Before the revised Special Measures Law for Coronavirus Countermeasures comes into effect on the 13th, the government will change the "basic response policy" on the 12th after seeking opinions from an advisory board made up of experts. The policy is to consider whether there are any areas where the state of emergency can be lifted accordingly.

In the 10 prefectures where the declaration was extended, Governor Koike of Tokyo has indicated that he is not in a situation to cancel the declaration, and Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture will decide again next week whether to request the government to cancel the declaration. I showed my thoughts.

The government has strengthened the view that it will be difficult to cancel the declaration in the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Kansai area for the time being, as it is necessary to make an integrated decision on the treatment of the declaration in consideration of the living area, etc., in addition to the infection situation and the intention of the governor. I am.

In addition, within the government, it has been pointed out that the number of newly infected people is steadily decreasing in Aichi, Gifu, and Fukuoka prefectures, and it is possible to release the infection, but be careful about the tight situation of the medical care provision system. There is also an opinion that it is necessary to determine, and on the 10th, Prime Minister Suga and Minister for Economic Revitalization Nishimura and other related ministers will analyze the infection situation.

On the other hand, regarding the vaccine of Pfizer, a major American pharmaceutical company, it was found that the number of vaccinations that can be inoculated from one container will be reduced from the originally planned 6 to 5 times, and the number of people who can be vaccinated with the planned supply amount now. Will be reduced by nearly 20%, so the government has decided to coordinate with Pfizer so that supply will not be hindered.