Regarding the state of emergency issued in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures, the government consulted with an advisory committee made up of infectious disease experts and others to lift the deadline on the 21st of this month.
Regarding the state of emergency in one metropolitan area and three prefectures, the government plans to cancel it on the 21st of this month due to the fact that the number of newly infected people has stopped declining but the medical care provision system is improving.
An advisory committee was started at 7:30 am with the attendance of Minister for Economic Revitalization Nishimura and Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura to hear the opinions of infectious disease experts and others regarding these policies.
In this, Minister Nishimura consulted on the policy of canceling the declaration of 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures on the 21st of this month.
If the policy is approved, Prime Minister Suga will also attend the House Steering Committee of both Houses of Representatives to give a preliminary report and ask questions, and the government will formally decide to cancel the declaration at the response headquarters on the night of the 18th. I'm going to do it.
As a result, all declarations that lasted about two and a half months from January will be lifted, and Prime Minister Suga will hold a press conference to explain the reasons for the cancellation and future measures. ..
In order to prevent the spread of the infection again, the government will continue to call for shortening of restaurant business hours and teleworking, and will conduct large-scale monitoring tests for asymptomatic people in large cities for early detection of community-acquired infections. It is a policy to strive.