Regarding the state of emergency, Prime Minister Suga expressed his intention to consider extending the deadline on the 7th of this month by about two weeks.
We would like to continue to improve the tightness of the bed by thoroughly implementing measures, and on the 5th, we will decide the specific extension period based on the opinion of the advisory committee made up of experts.
Regarding the state of emergency that continues in one metropolitan area and three prefectures, Prime Minister Suga told reporters on the night of the 3rd, after discussing future countermeasures with Minister for Economic Revitalization Nishimura and Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura. He expressed his intention to consider extending the deadline of the day by about two weeks.
Prime Minister Suga said, "Since there are places where the beds are tight, it is important that those beds fall below 50% and the vector goes down. Isn't the number of new positives somehow not falling?" Said.
Regarding the handling of the declaration, the government will comprehensively consider it in cooperation with the governors of 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures, and the government will make the final decision, and as the deadline approaches the 7th of this month, the bed at this stage It is said that the direction was shown at an early stage, taking into consideration the impact on restaurants while taking into account the situation.
On the other hand, some people within the government and the ruling party may have wanted to show that the government made a proactive decision before receiving a request from the governor.
The government wants to improve the tightness of the bed by extending the declaration for about two weeks and continuing to take thorough measures, based on the opinion of an advisory committee made up of infectious disease experts on the 5th. , The policy is to decide by the countermeasures headquarters, including the specific extension period.