The government has decided to issue a state of emergency for the four prefectures of Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto from the 25th to the 11th of next month.
In issuing the state of emergency, the government has taken measures to curb the flow of people in light of the rapid increase in the number of people infected with the mutant virus, in addition to further strengthening measures for eating and drinking. We will work on thorough infection control during the consecutive holidays.
Specifically, in the areas subject to the state of emergency, ◇ Request for closure of restaurants that provide alcohol and karaoke facilities, and ◇ Shorten business hours to other restaurants by 8:00 pm I am requesting you to do so.
Then, for the target prefectures, ◇ make sure that residents strictly refrain from using restaurants that do not respond to requests for leave or shorten business hours, and ◇ infection such as group drinking on the street or in a park. We call for attention to high-risk behavior.
In addition, ◇ Except for retail stores that sell daily necessities, request closures for facilities used by many people with a total floor area of more than 1000 square meters, such as department stores, shopping centers, mass retailers, and movie theaters. In addition, ◇ We are requesting that you consider closing or closing public facilities.
◇ As a general rule, events are requested to be held without spectators, except for those necessary for maintaining social life, and J League and professional baseball are also included.
In addition, ◇ We are requesting transportation companies such as railroads and buses to cooperate in advancing the last train on weekdays, reducing flights on weekends and holidays, and conducting temperature measurements at major terminals.
In addition, ◇ From the viewpoint of preventing the spread of infection to other areas, it is urged to refrain from unnecessary and unurgent movement between prefectures as much as possible.
In addition, we aim to reduce the number of employees who go to work by 70% by utilizing telecommuting and encouraging employees to take vacations during the Golden Week holidays.
And, ◇ Although the school is not required to take a uniform temporary leave, it is requested to limit or refrain from activities with a high risk of infection, such as club activities.
Universities and other institutions are requesting that they use distance learning to effectively conduct lessons and secure learning opportunities.
On the other hand, in order to secure a medical care provision system, ◇ the government will support the dispatch of medical personnel, and ◇ when the infection spreads rapidly, it is necessary to deal with infectious diseases, including limiting general medical care for a limited time. It is said that it will promptly secure various beds and accommodation facilities.
A maximum of 200,000 yen per day will be provided
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government held a meeting of the response headquarters on the night of the 23rd, and decided the measures to be taken during the period of the state of emergency from the 25th to the 11th of May.
Of these, we request that restaurants that provide alcohol and karaoke facilities be closed.
If you do not provide these, we will request a reduction in business hours until 8 pm.
If we respond to this request for the entire period, we will pay 40,000 yen up to 200,000 yen per day for each store depending on the scale and sales.
▼ Large commercial facilities such as department stores are requested to be closed except for areas where daily necessities are sold when the total floor area exceeds 1000 square meters.
Upon request, we will provide ▼ 200,000 yen per day to large commercial facilities and ▼ 20,000 yen per day to tenants in the facility as cooperation funds.
In addition, when holding an event at a theater, baseball stadium, or amusement park, in principle, we request that the event be held without spectators, except for those necessary for maintaining social life.
Furthermore, we urge the citizens of Tokyo to refrain from going out and moving unnecessarily, including during the daytime, and to refrain from unnecessarily urgent movement across prefectures as much as possible.
In addition, ▼ We request theaters, sports facilities, museums, etc. with a total floor area of 1000 square meters or less to cooperate with the closure of the city independently, and if we fully respond to this request, we will provide 1 as a support fund unique to the city. We will provide 20,000 yen per day.
Decentralized school attendance without uniform closure of metropolitan high schools
During the period of the state of emergency, the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education will not close the school uniformly at metropolitan high schools, etc., but will thoroughly stagger the school attendance and implement distributed school attendance that keeps the number of students attending school to less than two-thirds.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education, during the period of the declaration from the 25th to the 11th of next month, the metropolitan high schools and junior high and high school integrated education schools, excluding the part-time system, correspondence system, and island schools, will thoroughly commute to school at different times. We will also carry out distributed school attendance.
Many students go to school by train or bus to reduce the risk of infection when commuting to school, and by decentralized school attendance, the number of students is reduced to less than two-thirds and the risk within the school is also reduced.
In particular, from the 29th of this month to the 9th of next month, we will deliver assignments online and provide homerooms to encourage all students to study at home.
In addition, club activities, activities with a high possibility of flying infection, and events that accompany accommodation such as school trips will be canceled during the period of the declaration.
In addition, elementary and junior high schools are required to take individual measures such as thorough infection control, prevention of infection, and children who cannot attend school due to anxiety about infection by using online in order to deal with mutant viruses.
Governor Koike "Suppressing the feared infection explosion"
At the meeting of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Countermeasures Headquarters, Governor Koike said, "In order to curb the feared outbreak of infection and protect the lives of the citizens of Tokyo, firstly, control of human flow, and secondly, strategic strengthening of countermeasures against critical points. It is necessary to strengthen the preparations for the third and to concentrate and strengthen the measures for these three pillars. Let's work together once again to tackle the difficult situation. "
In addition, Governor Koike held an extraordinary press conference after 9 pm.
In this, Governor Koike called out, "In order to surely suppress the flow of people in Tokyo, I would like to ask the citizens of Tokyo for a thorough stay during the period of this declaration."
On top of that, regarding the infection situation in Tokyo, "The number of newly infected people has exceeded 700 today, and the rate of increase from the previous week is close to 130%. Due to the influence of the infectivity of the mutant virus, the infection speed is accelerating. It must be considered extremely critical and serious in a rising situation, "he said, expressing a sense of crisis about the rapid spread of the infection.
"I think you remember last year's Golden Week holidays, but you continued to stay at home. Remember that with your help, the number of infected people has dropped dramatically. In the current crisis situation. So, once again, we will thoroughly curb the flow of people. We will have 17 days to practice a stay home for that purpose. "
In addition, Governor Koike said, "The keyword for asking for a stay home is" Osamu ", and I would like the citizens of Tokyo and businesses to always keep this word in mind. By accumulating one person, it is possible to suppress the infection not only to oneself but also to family members and loved ones. In order to overcome the virus with the highly infectious "N501Y" mutation, it is suppressed more than ever. We must increase the significance of this. We will push forward with measures that hold down the points, and we will do our utmost to control Corona as soon as possible. "
In addition, Governor Koike told the citizens of Tokyo, "I would like to ask the citizens of Tokyo to cancel or postpone their trips and homecoming during the long holidays. I would also like to ask them to go out to sightseeing spots and holiday destinations with" none ". I want you to talk. "
He emphasized to those who live outside of Tokyo, "I would like you to avoid coming to Tokyo as much as possible, except for those who absolutely need to go to work, such as key workers."
In addition, Governor Koike said that eating and drinking scenes have a high risk of infection, and in addition to refraining from eating and drinking with non-family members day and night or indoors or outdoors, daytime karaoke for the elderly and students, on the streets and in parks. I called on him to stop the drinking party.
He called out with a concrete example, "Please do not hold barbecues, home parties, or drinking parties in rental spaces."
After that, he said, "Let's reconcile our efforts so that your efforts so far will not be attributed to the bubbles of water. It does not mean that you should continue for another year." I called.
On the other hand, Governor Koike may be told, "I think I said the same thing last year," but in reality, the mutant virus has spread more than before, there is no cure, and I am waiting for a vaccine. Right now, I have no choice but to hit with my bare hands. "
There is no change in the procedure for renewing the driver's license examination center and police station in Tokyo
At the Driver's License Examination Center in Tokyo, procedures for extending the license renewal and measures to avoid stagnation have already been taken, and there will be no change even after the state of emergency is declared this time.
With the spread of the infection, the driver's license examination center and police station in Tokyo are taking steps to extend the validity period of the driver's license for three months.
In addition, the regular renewal procedure will be handled by reducing the number of participants in the course and ventilating the room.
Tokyo requests railway companies to reduce flights
In addition, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government requested cooperation from JR and private railway companies to reduce flights and apply holiday schedules, as they wanted to thoroughly curb the movement of people during the Golden Week holidays.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has requested 14 companies including JR and private railways in Tokyo to reduce railroad flights and apply holiday schedules during the period including the long holidays from 29th this month to 11th next month. I am asking.
The capital says, "Since the infection of the new corona such as mutated virus is spreading rapidly, we would like to thoroughly suppress the movement of people with the cooperation of transportation companies."
Upon request, JR and private railway companies are considering measures.
Request to curb work after 8 pm in Osaka
Osaka Prefecture held a countermeasures headquarters meeting on the night of the 23rd, and Governor Yoshimura said, "Although there are major restrictions on socio-economic activities, it is most important to control infection in Osaka when looking at the current infection situation and the tight medical situation. However, I would like to ask the citizens of the prefecture and businesses for their understanding and cooperation. "
Specifically, we will request the restaurants that provide liquor and karaoke facilities to be closed throughout the prefecture, and if they do not provide them, we will request the other restaurants to shorten the time until 8 pm.
In addition, except for retail stores that sell daily necessities, the total floor area of the building exceeds 1000 square meters, and facilities used by many people are requested to be closed.
▼ We request that the event be held without spectators regardless of size or location.
We urge the citizens of the prefecture to refrain from going out unnecessarily except for going to hospitals and shopping for food, and to not drink in groups on the streets or in parks.
For the business community, ▼ curb work after 8 pm unless necessary for business continuity, and ▼ turn off outdoor lights at night except for those necessary for crime prevention. I request.
In addition, we will request public transportation to reduce flights on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, advance the last train time on weekdays, and carry out temperature measurement at major terminals.
Governor Yoshimura "We must take strong measures now"
After the meeting of the countermeasures headquarters in Osaka Prefecture, Governor Yoshimura told reporters, "I am fully aware that the impact on socio-economic activities will be great, but given the infection situation in the prefecture and the tight medical situation, I am now taking strong measures. I would like to ask for your cooperation in order to protect the lives of the citizens of the prefecture. ”We asked the citizens of the prefecture and businesses to understand and cooperate with the measures taken by the prefecture.
On the other hand, Governor Yoshimura asked the reporters about the criteria for canceling the state of emergency, but said, "Specifically, it is not a situation where you can say,'When this happens, it's over.' A certain period of time has come. Sometimes it is necessary to discuss what to do with the exit, but now the cancellation and discussion of the exit itself is a false message. "
Cancellation of school trips and club activities outside Hyogo prefecture
Hyogo Prefecture held a countermeasures headquarters meeting and decided on measures to accompany the declaration.
The measures will be applied to the entire prefecture, and ▼ requests for closure will be made to restaurants that provide sake and karaoke facilities.
We also request restaurants that do not serve alcohol to shorten their business hours to 8:00 pm.
Furthermore, except for retail stores that sell daily necessities, we will also request closures for facilities with a total floor area of more than 1000 square meters.
▼ In principle, we request that the event be held without spectators.
On the other hand, ▼ Prefectural schools will not be closed all at once, but school trips and club activities outside the prefecture will be cancelled.
Then, ▼ call on the citizens of the prefecture to refrain from going out and moving unnecessarily, including during the day, ▼ to avoid crowded places and times, and to refrain from drinking on the streets and in parks. I confirmed that.
In Hyogo prefecture, there are regional differences in the outbreak situation of infected people, so the prefecture was considering the scope of application of the measures, but during the Golden Week holidays, the movement of people was restrained and the infection was prevented by strong measures. We decided to apply it to the entire prefecture because it was necessary to suppress it.
Governor Ido "It is necessary to curb the flow of people throughout the area."
Governor Ido of Hyogo Prefecture held a press conference after the countermeasures headquarters meeting, saying, "The number of infected people is increasing in various places, and caution is required. It is necessary to control the flow of people, and there is a risk of infection such as group drinking on the street. I strongly urge you not to take high actions. "
In addition, regarding the reason why the measures were applied to the entire prefecture this time, "It cannot be said that there is an extreme difference enough to make a regional difference when considering the infection situation in each place. Furthermore, the difference causes a flow of people. This time, we targeted the entire area. "
Requested within 2 hours of Kyoto junior high school and high school club activities
Kyoto Prefecture held a meeting of the Countermeasures Headquarters on the night of the 23rd, and decided on the measures to be taken during the declaration period from the 25th to the 11th of next month.
The target area is the entire area of the prefecture, and ▼ requests for closure to restaurants that provide alcohol and karaoke facilities, and ▼ shortens business hours to 8:00 pm when not providing alcohol and other restaurants. I request.
In addition, ▼ Except for retail stores that sell daily necessities, we will request closure of facilities where the total floor area of the building exceeds 1000 square meters and is used by many people.
Target large facilities include department stores, supermarkets, movie theaters, museums, art galleries, and live houses.
▼ We request suspension of events except for non-audience.
▼ We urge the citizens of the prefecture to refrain from going out unnecessarily and to refrain from moving between prefectures, and not to drink in groups on the streets or in parks.
In addition, we are demanding thorough infection control measures, such as ▼ requesting universities to actively utilize online classes and ▼ requesting junior high schools and high schools to carry out club activities within two hours.
In addition, the subway and buses will be requested to cooperate in advancing the last train on weekdays and reducing flights on weekends and holidays.
Governor Nishiwaki "It is important to suppress at once"
Governor Nishiwaki of Kyoto Prefecture said at a press conference after the meeting of the countermeasures headquarters that he decided to apply the measures throughout the prefecture. I thought it was important to control the infection as quickly as possible. "
On top of that, regarding the fact that the measures will start on the 25th, "There is no doubt that it is desirable to take measures as soon as possible ahead of the Golden Week holidays. However, it was a very short time to decide the contents of the measures, so be careful to inform them. I want to make an effort. "
Regarding the outlook for the cancellation of the declaration, "I think the stage 3 index shown by the national subcommittee is one guideline, but it is difficult to state the exit story clearly now. Also, the trends in Osaka and Hyogo are taken into consideration. I need to. "
In addition, while it is expected that support will continue according to sales, etc. for cooperation funds for time saving requests to restaurants, etc., while support for requests for leave of absence to commercial facilities, etc., "a different framework has been shown in the country. I would like to build a system as a prefecture on that basis. "
What is a state of emergency?
The state of emergency is a measure based on the Law on Special Measures for New Coronavirus.
When the nationwide and rapid spread may have a significant impact on people's lives and the economy, the Prime Minister will issue a declaration and specify the period and area for which measures will be taken.
The prefectural governor of the target area can request the residents to cooperate in preventing infection, including refraining from going out, except when it is necessary to maintain their livelihood.
In addition, ◇ If there is a particular need, land and buildings can be used without the consent of the owner to develop temporary medical facilities. ◇ In case of emergency, medicines and medical care can be provided to the carrier. You can "request" and "instruct" the delivery of equipment. ◇ If necessary, you can expropriate medicines.
Fines of 300,000 yen or less as administrative punishment
And, ◇ In addition to the "request" to restrict the use of facilities where many people gather, such as department stores and movie theaters, the prefectural governors will not respond without a justifiable reason due to the revision of the Special Measures Law in February. Has become able to issue "orders", and a fine of 300,000 yen or less has been set as an administrative punishment for businesses that do not comply with the "orders".