Following the re-expansion of the new coronavirus infection, the government plans to apply "priority measures such as spread prevention" to Osaka Prefecture on the 1st.
We are making final adjustments to apply it to Miyagi and Hyogo prefectures, where the infection is spreading, and we will seek the opinions of experts to make a decision.
In response to the re-expansion of the new coronavirus infection, Osaka Prefecture requested the government to apply "priority measures such as prevention of spread" on March 31, which enables intensive measures even if an emergency declaration has not been issued. did.
In response to this, Prime Minister Suga told reporters on the night of the 31st, "I would like to work on measures in close cooperation with local governments," after discussing measures with Minister for Economic Revitalization Nishimura and Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura. ..
Based on the fact that the government will respect the governor's request as much as possible in the incidental resolution of the revised Special Measures Law, it will open the countermeasures headquarters and decide to apply the "priority measures" to Osaka Prefecture on the 1st. By policy, the period is adjusted from the 5th day of the beginning of the week to about 1 month.
This is the first time that "priority measures" have been applied under the law.
In addition, we are making final adjustments to apply "priority measures" to Miyagi and Hyogo prefectures, where infections are spreading, and on the morning of the 1st, we will hold a "basic coping policy subcommittee" made up of infectious disease experts. I will open it to ask for opinions and make decisions.