The state of emergency is one week until the 31st deadline next week.
On the 24th, Governor Suzuki met with Mayor Akimoto of Sapporo City, who is taking measures as a specific measure area, and expressed the recognition that it is difficult to cancel the declaration on time under the current severe infection situation.
The state of emergency issued to Hokkaido from the 16th of this month has a deadline of 31st, but in Hokkaido, the number of inpatients has exceeded 600 for 5 consecutive days until the 23rd. The infection will not be stopped, with more than 1000 people.
Under these circumstances, on the afternoon of the 24th, Governor Suzuki met online with Mayor Akimoto of Sapporo City, who is taking measures as a specific measure area according to the declaration, as well as the mayors of Ishikari, Otaru, and Asahikawa.
In this, Governor Suzuki said, "We have only one week left until the deadline for the declaration of emergency, and in order to overcome the current difficult situation, we need to further strengthen our efforts to curb the flow of people." Said.
He acknowledged that it would be difficult to cancel the declaration on time in the current severe infection situation.
The mayors of the municipalities who attended said that the number of infected people was increasing rapidly and that it was difficult to carry out emergency transportation. There was an opinion requesting the government to promptly issue additional medical care.