Before the third state of emergency is declared from the 25th, the National Governors' Association will hold a meeting to convey a sense of crisis to the people and take thorough measures to control infection. We are going to put together the urgent recommendations we seek.

The National Governors' Association met online from the 25th to the 11th of next month before the state of emergency was declared in the four prefectures of Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo and Kyoto.



Among them, Governor Iizumi of Tokushima Prefecture, who is the chairman of the National Governors' Association, said, "In the midst of the fourth wave, many prefectures are being hit by the violence of mutant strains. Yes, we must overcome the big crisis with this state of emergency. "



After that, an exchange of opinions was held, and Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture said, "It is necessary to take measures from the viewpoint that mutant strains are extremely infectious and different from conventional viruses. To speed up vaccination. , We should also consider methods that are not bound by conventional ideas, such as frameworks that transcend municipalities. "



Governor Ido of Hyogo Prefecture said, "It is necessary to take measures including restraining the movement of people. For mutant strains, I would like the government to concretely show appropriate infection prevention measures."



Governor Nishiwaki of Kyoto Prefecture said, "Infection is on the rise and I feel a sense of crisis. In cooperation with Osaka, which forms an integrated metropolitan area, we will take the utmost measures while the Golden Week holidays are on the horizon. I want to. "



In addition, each governor said that it is necessary to strengthen the alert to young people whose infection rate is increasing, and the subsidy for business support of the country is not only the area where the infection spreads but also the actual situation and financial strength of the area. There was an opinion that it should be allocated in consideration.



At the meeting after this, we plan to make an urgent proposal to the country, to convey a sense of crisis to the people, and to take thorough measures to control the infection to reduce the number of infected people to a level where the infection does not easily re-spread. , We are requesting medical institutions to provide financial support to maintain the medical care provision system during the Golden Week holidays.