[Decision to extend the state of emergency] What is the response of 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures?

The state of emergency issued to each of the three prefectures in the Tokyo metropolitan area has decided to extend the 7-day deadline by two weeks to the 21st of this month.

We have summarized the correspondence of 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures.

Request for shortened time to restaurants in Tokyo, etc. Continued until the end of this month

Following the extension of the state of emergency, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided to continue requesting restaurants and other facilities to shorten business hours until the end of this month, including after the cancellation.

Following the extension of the state of emergency for two weeks until the 21st of this month, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government held a meeting of the headquarters for the response to the new coronavirus.

Among them, the capital decided to continue requesting restaurants to shorten business hours until the end of this month, including after the cancellation.

During the extension period of the declaration, it will be until 8:00 pm, and after the declaration is canceled, it will be until 9:00 pm, and during this period, a cooperation fee of 1.24 million yen will be paid to each store to the business operator who fully responded to the request. I will.

For events, we will continue to request facility managers and organizers to limit the number of people to 5,000 and the capacity to 50% or less.

In addition, we will continue to request the citizens of Tokyo to refrain from going out unnecessarily and to refrain from moving across the border between the city and the prefecture, and also to refrain from having dinner such as thorough teleworking and welcome and farewell parties.

We will strengthen measures to curb the flow of people, such as prohibiting banquets in all metropolitan parks such as Ueno Park and Inokashira Park, and prohibiting entry in areas crowded with cherry blossom viewing visitors.

Governor Koike strongly calls for refraining from drinking parties toward the end of the fiscal year

Following the two-week extension of the state of emergency, Governor Koike of Tokyo held an extraordinary press conference on the night of the 5th calling for thorough infection prevention measures.

The infection situation in Tokyo continues to decline, and the number of medical care recipients, which indicates the burden on the medical care provision system, and the ratio of inpatients and critically ill patients to the secured beds remain in stage 3 of the four stages of the country for two weeks. He expressed his desire to hold down to stage 2 during the extension period.

Among them, Governor Koike has made various efforts with the idea that "the average number of new positives for 7 days should be less than 70% of the previous week", but unfortunately the current situation has stopped declining. Is continuing. "

And, "I want you to recognize again that the state of emergency is still being declared. The purpose is to protect the lives of the citizens of Tokyo and ease the burden on medical staff. That is why the hearts of the citizens of Tokyo are now united. I have a great desire to control the infection here. "

On top of that, in the current infection situation in Tokyo, ▼ the number of newly infected people, ▼ the ratio of people whose infection route is unknown, ▼ the positive rate of PCR test is lower than stage 3 out of the four stages of the country and the level of stage 2. I explained that it is in.

On the other hand, he pointed out that the number of medical care recipients and the proportion of inpatients and critically ill patients in the secured beds, which indicate the burden on the medical care provision system, are still in stage 3, and need to be further reduced.

Governor Koike said, "We have to move forward in the last two weeks on how to keep the numbers in stage 2 with the numbers that cost each life. For that reason, we will return to the starting point and thoroughly infect. It will be necessary to suppress it, "he said, and expressed his intention to suppress it to stage 2 for an extended period of two weeks.

For this reason, Governor Koike said, "For the time being, please refrain from going out again during the day and night, on holidays and on weekdays. There are many events such as graduation trips and spring breaks, but if you go out with your friends, there is a risk of infection. It will be expensive, "he said, calling for him to spend his time at home.

In addition, "Meeting is easy to fly and poses a risk of infection. Please refrain from welcome and farewell parties, thank-you parties, parties, lunch parties, drinking parties, etc. This year's cherry blossom viewing is both eating and drinking and standing drinking. I would like to ask you with "None". "

In addition, Governor Koike said, "Some people may wonder,'I've worked so hard, but it's not over yet.' On the other hand, the reality is that the infection situation hasn't dropped completely. It is extremely important to take measures to resolve the infection. This moment also rewards the medical staff who are struggling desperately, and the vaccine is smoothly responded to the threat of the mutant virus. I would like to ask for your understanding in order to proceed with the inoculation. The last two weeks are very important, and we will put all of our strengths together to control the infection at all costs. " I called for cooperation.

"Mask eating and drinking recommended" added to the conditions for providing cooperation money to restaurants in Kanagawa Prefecture

In response to the decision to extend the state of emergency, Kanagawa Prefecture will hold a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters, extend the request to the restaurant to shorten the business hours until the 21st of this month, and then provide the restaurant with cooperation money. We decided to add recommendations for eating and drinking masks to the conditions.

At the meeting, the number of newly infected people in the prefecture has been declining since the peak in mid-January, but this week has been on the same day of the previous week for three consecutive days until today, and the situation has stopped declining. It was reported that there was.

The number of new positives for the 7 days up to the 4th was 822, an increase of 57, or about 7%, compared to the previous 7 days.

For this reason, the prefecture has decided to continue to request refraining from going out unnecessarily and to shorten business hours to restaurants, etc., and to temporarily close prefectural facilities until the extended 21st of this month.

In addition, the prefecture has decided to add a recommendation for eating and drinking masks to the conditions for providing cooperation money to restaurants in order to thoroughly implement "mask eating and drinking" in which masks are worn except when eating and drinking. ..

In addition, the meeting also decided that the request for shortening business hours should be gradually relaxed, and even after the declaration was lifted, it will be until 9 pm until 31st of this month.

On the other hand, regarding the guideline for requesting the government to cancel the declaration, Governor Kuroiwa said, "If you look only at Kanagawa prefecture, I think that the situation is close to cancellation, but in order for one city and three prefectures to be canceled at the same time, it is necessary to see the overall situation. There is an idea that is not specified.

Governor Ono, Saitama Prefecture "Show me the seriousness that doesn't move around"

Regarding the announcement by Prime Minister Suga that the state of emergency issued to one metropolitan area and three prefectures will be extended for two weeks, Governor Ohno of Saitama Prefecture said, "The number of infected people in the prefecture in the last two weeks has been about 100. In addition to the fact that it has stopped declining, the bed occupancy rate continues to be high, and the burden on medical institutions has not been reduced. If you feel relaxed, rebounds may occur. "

After that, he said, "I want you to show me the seriousness that does not move around", and basic measures such as refraining from going out unnecessarily and urgently, especially after 8:00 pm, wearing a mask, disinfecting, ventilating, and avoiding three crowds. And asked to refrain from graduation trips and welcome and farewell parties.

Governor Morita of Chiba Prefecture "Declaration extension is unavoidable"

Governor Morita of Chiba Prefecture told reporters after a video conference by the governors of the Tokyo metropolitan area, "I think it is unavoidable. To be able to cancel it by the 21st of this month, all the citizens of the prefecture. As a further measure to prevent infection, I would like you to keep in mind to eat silently and to eat silently when you eat. "

In addition, Governor Morita said that he would continue to pay a cooperation fee of 60,000 yen per day to restaurants and other places that demand shorter business hours, and said, "I ask everyone to put up with it, but humans can put up with it. There is a limit, but I would like to think of this patience as a preparation for a new life from April. "

Furthermore, regarding the guideline for requesting the government to cancel the declaration, Governor Morita said, "Considering how many medical beds there are, we are approaching" Stage 2 "of the four stages that show the infection status. I'm thinking about it. "