"Request financial support and mutant virus information" to the Governor's Association urgent proposal

The National Governors' Association held a meeting before the "Priority Measures to Prevent Spread" were applied to three prefectures including Osaka from the 5th.

The Governor's Association has decided to put together an urgent proposal requesting the government to provide financial support such as the cost of cooperation money associated with the request for shortened working hours to restaurants and to provide prompt information on mutant viruses.

The National Governors' Association held an online meeting before the "priority measures such as spread prevention" were applied to the three prefectures of Osaka, Hyogo, and Miyagi from the 5th due to the spread of the new coronavirus.

Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture, who was confirmed to have the highest number of infections on the 4th, said, "Osaka City is asking for mandatory mask meals and refraining from going out unnecessarily. Yes, the rate of spread of infection is very fast, so I would like to respond with a sense of tension. "

Governor Murai of Miyagi Prefecture said, "The number of newly infected people reached a record high of 200 on the 31st of last month, which is a difficult situation. The prefecture's fund will be withdrawn for cooperation with restaurants, but priority measures will be applied. Considering the possibility that the number of local governments will increase in the future, I would like to ask the government for further financial support. "

On the other hand, Governor Koike of Tokyo said, "Although the state of emergency has been lifted, experts have indicated that there is a concern that the infection will spread beyond the third wave, and there is a strong sense of crisis. We are creating an environment in which the staff of the city patrols the restaurants that are requesting the service to check whether they are thoroughly implementing preventive measures, and the stores can also call on customers to take measures. "

After that, the National Governors' Association will provide the government with financial support such as the cost of cooperation money due to the request for shortening the time to restaurants, prompt information provision on mutant viruses, and showing a specific schedule for vaccination. We are going to put together the urgent recommendations we seek.