The state of emergency based on the Law on Special Measures for New Coronavirus will be lifted on the 28th in 6 prefectures except the metropolitan area.
The government has decided to gradually ease measures to prevent the spread of the infection again, and to conduct PCR tests on asymptomatic people in downtown areas to monitor for signs of re-spread.
The emergency declarations issued to the 10 prefectures will be lifted on the 28th in the 3 prefectures of Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto, and the 6 prefectures of Aichi, Gifu, and Fukuoka.
Prior to this, the National Governors' Association held an online meeting on the 27th and put together an urgent proposal calling on the government to take strong measures even after the declaration was lifted to prevent the spread of the infection again. ..
The government will gradually ease measures to prevent the spread of infection in 6 prefectures, and will conduct PCR tests on asymptomatic people in downtown areas to continuously monitor for signs of re-spread. I have.
On the other hand, in the Tokyo metropolitan area where the declaration continues, we will thoroughly implement measures such as shortening the business hours of restaurants and refraining from going out unnecessarily, and proceed with analysis of the infection situation and medical care provision system, and the opinions of experts With this in mind, our policy is to decide whether or not to cancel by the deadline of March 7.