Governor of Tokyo metropolitan area 1 metropolitan area 3 prefectures talks "Thorough measures until the end of the declaration period"

Governor of 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures met online, and although confirmation of new infection with new coronavirus decreased significantly, they shared concerns such as slow decrease, and declared a state of emergency as planned. We called again to take thorough measures such as refraining from going out until the end of the period so that it can be completed by the 7th of next month.

For emergency declaration until next month 7 days to the Kansai region of 3 prefectures such as the country, in the request to release in prospect this month 28 days ahead of schedule deadlines, Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa of Tokyo and three prefectures Governor met online on the afternoon of the 23rd.

In this, Governor Koike said, "Isn't there a reaction such as loosening due to the flow of release?"

The governors shared concerns that while confirmation of new infections has declined significantly, the rate of decline has slowed, mutated viruses have spread, and vaccines will take longer to spread.

After that, in order to complete the state of emergency by the 7th of next month as scheduled, we called again to take thorough infection prevention measures such as refraining from going out until the end of the period.

Governor Koike said, "If you do not cooperate thoroughly, it will not lead to cancellation, and further cooperation is needed to get out of the current situation. Everyone showed a strong determination to" end the declaration on March 7. " I need to go. "

Governor of Tokyo Koike "Tighten up thoroughly"

Governor Koike of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government told reporters at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, "It was settled by tightening thoroughly with'One Voice'. When the infection rebounds, we have to share the painful feelings with everyone, so the business operator and I would like to ask for the continued cooperation of the citizens of Tokyo and the prefecture. "

Governor Saitama Ohno "Working with a strong stance until March 7"

Governor Ohno of Saitama Prefecture acknowledged that he was not at the stage of requesting an early cancellation of the state of emergency, saying, "The number of new positives is decreasing, but it cannot be said that they will not rebound now. Furthermore, Saitama The prefecture has the highest number of mutant strains in the country with 38 people. I definitely do not want to declare it again immediately after the cancellation, so I need to take a strong stance until March 7. "

In addition, after the meeting, Governor Ohno told reporters, "Vaccination has finally begun, and a great deal of medical institution power will be devoted to this. I do not know if the same medical system as the current medical system can be taken if the infection spreads again. We should be cautious about lifting the declaration because we don't have it. We aim to lift it on the 7th of next month, but I think we should take gradual measures rather than alleviating all self-restraint immediately. " After verifying the effects during the declaration of an emergency, he expressed his intention to gradually ease the request for self-restraint.

Governor Chiba Morita "Work hard until March 7"

Governor Morita of Chiba Prefecture said that the occupancy rate of beds for critically ill people, which had exceeded 60% at one time, has dropped to about 20%. It's like falling head over heels. We have to take whatever direction we can to lift the state of emergency on March 7, so let's work together in one city and three prefectures. " Said.

In addition, after the meeting, Governor Morita told reporters that the number of infected people will increase or decrease in the future, and regarding the cancellation of the declaration, "Chiba Prefecture will be canceled now. It's not like that. We're going to work hard until March 7th and wait for the results. "

Governor Kanagawa Kuroiwa "It's not a joke to move forward"

Governor Kuroiwa of Kanagawa Prefecture said that it is not a joke to move forward when the state of emergency is lifted, and expressed the idea that it is important to continue to take thorough measures toward the deadline of 7th next month. I did.

In the video conference, Governor Kuroiwa said that there are a series of movements in the Kansai and Chubu regions to advance the release of the state of emergency. "Kanagawa Prefecture is in stage 2 in terms of indicators, but it is new. The number of infected people has stopped declining. If it gets warmer and the number of people increases, the number of patients may increase dramatically, so it's no joke to move forward, "he said on the 7th of next month. He expressed the idea that it is important to continue to take thorough measures with the aim of achieving.

In addition, Governor Kuroiwa, who was interviewed by a reporter after the meeting, said, "I am very worried that the number of patients will increase again due to the recent increase in the number of people, whether the prefecture is tired of declaration or the influence of the climate. Even during the second wave of last year, I had the experience of increasing after it stopped lowering once. It is significant that I was able to confirm as a common understanding of the three prefectures that it is not a situation that can be said to be ahead of schedule here. " I was talking.