As a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, the government will declare a state of emergency for the four prefectures of Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto from the 25th to the 11th of next month, and will give Ehime prefecture "priority measures such as prevention of spread" We consulted with a subcommittee made up of experts about the policy of applying.

The government's "Basic Coping Policy Subcommittee," which is made up of experts on infectious diseases, began at 7:00 am with the attendance of Minister Nishimura and others.



Among them, Minister Nishimura issued a state of emergency for the four prefectures of Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto from the 25th to the 11th of next month, and applied "priority measures such as prevention of spread" to Ehime prefecture. I consulted the policy to do.



He also announced a policy to extend the deadline until the 5th of next month to the 11th for Miyagi and Okinawa prefectures to which the "priority measures" have already been applied.



With the approval of the subcommittee, the government will formally decide to issue a declaration at the response headquarters after reporting and asking questions in the Diet.



The declaration will be issued for the third time following April last year and January this year, and the government will focus on stronger measures in line with the long holidays when many people are closed for work or school. By doing so, I would like to reduce the flow of people and suppress infection.