Declared an emergency to the four government prefectures to make adjustments tomorrow

Regarding measures against the new coronavirus, the government is rushing to adjust the period and measures to be taken in the direction of issuing a state of emergency to four prefectures including Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo and Kyoto, and on the 23rd The policy is to formally decide after hearing the opinions of infectious disease experts.

In response to the spread of the new coronavirus, the government is considering issuing a state of emergency to four prefectures, including Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto, based on the request from the governor.

Prime Minister Suga told reporters on the night of the 21st, after discussing with the ministers in charge of economic revitalization Nishimura and other related ministers, "I would like to make a decision within this week after scrutinizing the contents in cooperation with the local government." ..

In issuing the declaration, the government is urgently coordinating the period and measures to be taken in cooperation with each local government, and will take intensive measures during the Golden Week holidays from the end of this month and enhance the effectiveness. Therefore, we are considering further support measures for businesses.

Prime Minister Suga will hold discussions with the relevant ministers at the Prime Minister's Office on the 22nd, and if the future policy is decided, the government will hear opinions from infectious disease experts on the 23rd. It is our policy to open the countermeasures headquarters and formally decide to issue a declaration.

On the other hand, in response to Ehime Prefecture's request to the government to apply "priority measures such as spread prevention", the government does not need to apply "priority measures" when deciding to issue a declaration. Or, I will scrutinize it.

Komeito Yamaguchi "Make effective and message-oriented decisions"

Komeito representative Yamaguchi said at the party's central secretariat, "The government must respect the demands of each prefecture and draw conclusions immediately. Osaka and Hyogo have a medical care provision system while the share of mutant viruses is increasing. We need to take measures to alleviate the strain on the government, and we want them to make effective and message-oriented decisions based on the situation of each local government. "