As a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, the government has decided to extend the deadline for emergency declarations issued in nine prefectures such as Tokyo and Osaka until the 20th of next month.
Prime Minister Suga is holding a press conference from around 8 pm.
At a press conference, Prime Minister Suga said, "We held the new Corona Countermeasures Headquarters earlier and declared a state of emergency for Hokkaido, Tokyo, Aichi, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Okayama, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka. It will be extended until the 20th of next month. Also, for Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, Gifu and Mie prefectures, the period of "Priority measures such as prevention of spread" will be extended until the 20th of next month. I decided to do it. "