The epidemic slows down Japan plans to discuss whether to lift the declaration of emergency in some areas

　　China News Service, February 23. According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is preparing to start a declaration of emergency with the Minister of Economic Regeneration Yasuhiro Nishimura, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Kenhisa Tamura and others on February 24. Negotiations, and cautiously judge whether it is possible to prematurely lift the three prefectures and other parts of Kansai before the expiration of the emergency declaration on March 7.

Data map: On January 7, Tokyo, Japan, people took to the streets wearing masks.

　　At present, with less than two weeks left before the emergency declaration expires, Tokyo has 178 new confirmed cases of new crowns on the 22nd, which is less than 200 after a lapse of about 3 months.

However, the Japanese government believes that the medical system is still under heavy pressure.

　　At the same time, the governors of the three Kansai prefectures, Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto, which are also listed as the targets of the emergency declaration, believe that the number of confirmed cases and hospitalized patients of the new crown in the region is decreasing, and therefore they will urge the central government. The government lifted the declaration early.

　　In addition, the Governor of Aichi Prefecture Hideaki Omura has also begun discussions with the Governor of Gifu Prefecture and others as to whether it is possible to cancel the declaration within February.

　　In view of these trends, the Minister of Economic Rebirth, Yasumi Nishimura, will hold a video conference with the governors of the three prefectures in Kansai on the 23rd, and exchange opinions with the governor of Aichi Prefecture, Omura and others.

　　According to the report, Yoshihide Suga is preparing to discuss the emergency declaration with Nishimura, Tamura and others on the 24th, taking into account the latest information on the spread of the epidemic, and cautiously judging whether the three prefectures in Kansai and the two counties of Aichi and Gifu can be carefully judged. Wait for some areas to lift the declaration early.