National Governors' Association urgently proposes thorough measures to prevent re-spread of infection

The state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas will be lifted on the 20th, and will be shifted to priority measures such as prevention of spread.

The National Governors' Association has put together an urgent recommendation to the government to take thorough measures to control the infection to a level that will not spread again.

The National Governors' Association held an online meeting of the Coronavirus Response Headquarters on the afternoon of the 19th, attended by more than 40 governors.

Among them, Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture said, "In addition to the unusual movement of people during the summer vacation and the holding of the Olympic Games, the rebound of infection will occur considering the mutant virus confirmed in India. "It's likely," said several governors, who expressed a strong sense of crisis about the re-spread of the infection.

In addition, there were a number of calls from the government to promptly indicate the specific supply amount and schedule for the future, regarding the fact that the amount of Pfizer vaccine supplied to local governments is expected to decrease significantly from next month.

Opinions also continued on the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, and Governor Ono of Saitama Prefecture said, "While the Tokyo Games are premised on moving across prefectures for watching competitions, etc., the prefecture does not need it for the citizens of the prefecture. "We are asking you to refrain from sudden movements, and it is necessary to maintain consistency," said Governor Omura of Aichi Prefecture. "Although all public viewing plans in the prefecture were canceled, the government I want you to unify and promptly stop public viewing. "

After that, at the meeting, urgent recommendations to the government were put together, and thorough measures were taken to reduce the number of infected people to a level where the infection would not spread again, and the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics would spread the infection. I decided to ask him to do everything in his power so that it would not be an opportunity for him.