China News Service, March 4th. According to Kyodo News Agency of Japan, on the 3rd local time, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga issued a new crown emergency declaration to the 1 capital and 3 counties in the metropolitan area, expressing his intention to extend it after the expiration on the 7th. About 2 weeks.
He cited the reason for the shortage of hospital beds and explained that "in order to protect the lives and lives of the people, it is necessary to (extend)."
On the morning of the 5th, Yoshihide Suga is expected to consult an advisory committee composed of experts on the government policy for an extension of about two weeks, and make a formal decision at the government response headquarters that night.
Data map: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
Before clarifying the policy, Yoshihide Suga and relevant ministers such as Kominori Sonishimura in charge of economic regeneration, Kenhisa Aidamura and other relevant cabinet officials held consultations at the official residence. They agreed that the four prefectures of Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, and Kanagawa need to urgently apply the new crown. The declaration of affairs was extended by about 2 weeks.
Regarding the future cancellation criteria, Suga Yoshihide said: "The bed occupancy rate has fallen below 50%, and the downward trend is very important." When asked about the responsibility for the postponement, he only said that "it has not been decided yet. A final decision still needs to be made. After many stages".
Yoshihide Suga said that in the future, after formally listening to the opinions of experts and related persons, "I will finally make my own judgment."
Earlier at the Senate Budget Committee meeting on the 3rd, Suga Yoshihide also pointed out that in addition to the number of infected people and the degree of tension in the beds, the "condition of the mutant virus" will also become a judgment factor.
Experts expressed concern about the spread of mutated viruses in the future.
On the afternoon of the 3rd, the governors of Japan's 1 capital and 3 prefectures held a video conference to negotiate a response plan.
The rate of decrease in the number of new cases between the 1st and 3rd counties has slowed down. In order to analyze the control effect after a period of time, a plan has been asked to extend the plan by about 2 weeks.
The governors of Koike and Saitama and Chiba prefectures expressed their cautious attitude towards the cancellation of the declaration.
The Governor of Saitama Prefecture Motohiro Ohno said: "From the current situation, there is no option to simply complete the cancellation."